In order to meet the needs of rapid development in communication of forensic medicine with foreign countries and the teaching of this course in English, China's first textbook of forensic medicine in English is compiled by 11 specialists in 8 universities of China, which includes the main contents of egery branch of forensic medicine. This textbook, being a teaching material, emphasizes "basic theory, elementary knowledge and essential skills" and strives to be brief and concise (words with pictures), which, with 186 figures, can be used by undergraduates, postgraduates, foreign students in China and young forensic teachers for teaching and self-study.
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 A Brief Introduction to Forensic Medicine Part 2 Different Subjects of Forensic Medicine Part 3 The Contents of Medicolegal Work Part 4 Medicolegal Expertise and Medicolegal Expert Part 5 Medicolegal Report Chapter 2 Death, Postmortem Changes and Estimation of Postmortem Interval Part 1 Death Part 2 Postmortem Changes Part 3 Estimation of Postmortem Interval Chapter 3 Mechanical Injury Part 1 General Introduction Part 2 Basic Types of Mechanical Injury Part 3 Blunt Instrument Injury Part 4 Sharp Instrument Injury Part 5 Firearm and Explosive Injuries Part 6 Craniocerebral Injury Part 7 Other Regional Injuries Part 8 Traffic Injury Part 9 Injury due to Falling from Height Part 10 Expertise of Mechanical Injury Chapter 4 Asphyxia Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Different Types of Asphyxia Part 3 Expertise of Forensic Medicine Chapter 5 Drowning Part 1 General Introduction Part 2 Findings to a Drowning Death Part 3 Laboratory Tests Part 4 Medicolegal Expertise Chapter 6 Thermal and Electrical Injury Part 1 Burn and Death from Burn Part 2 Hypothermia Part 3 Electrical Injury Part 4 Lightning Stroke Chapter 7 Sudden Unexpected Natural Death Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Sudden Death from Cardiovascular Disease Part 3 Sudden Death of the Disease of the Central Nervous System Part 4 Sudden Death from the Disease of Respiratory System Part 5 Sudden Death from the Disease of Digestive System Part 6 Sudden Death due to Disease of the Urinary or Reproductive System Part 7 Sudden Death Caused by Endocrine System Disease Part 8 Sudden Death from Immune System Disease Part 9 Sudden Death due to Other Diseases Chapter 8 Relationship between Injury and Disease Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Death Caused Solely by Injury Part 3 Death Caused Solely by Disease Part 4 Main Cause of Death Is Injury but Disease Is a Subsidiary Factor Part 5 Main Cause of Death Is Disease but Injury Is the Auxiliary Factor Part 6 Method, Procedure and Considerations during Autopsy and Expertise Chapter 9 Forensic Toxicology Part 1 Introduction Part 2 The Common Toxicant Poisoning Part 3 Forensic Identification of Poisoning Case Chapter 10 Medicolegal Autopsy Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Corpse Examination on the Scene Part 3 Corpse Surface Examination Part 4 Medicolegal Autopsy Part 5 Taking of Samples and Conservation of the Evidence Part 6 Autopsy report and cases Chapter 11 Child Abuse and Child Homicide Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Types of Child Abuse Medical Findings Chapter 12 Clinical Forensic Medicine Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Identification of Injury Degrees Part 3 Identification of Labor Capacity Part 4 Identification for Malingering, Artificial Injury and Abuse Chapter 13 Forensic DNA Typing Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Genetic Marker Part 3 The Structure and Properties of DNA Part 4 DNA Polymorphisms Part 5 DNA Length Polymorphism Typing Part 6 DNA Sequence Polymorphism Typing Part 7 The Power of Genetic Marker in Forensic Identification Part 8 Interpretation of DNA Profiles Part 9 CODIS and Forensic DNA Database Chapter 14 Forensic Serology Part 1 Introduction Part 2 The Probative Significance of Biological Evidence Transfer Part 3 Sources of Biological Evidence Part 4 Evidence Collection Part 5 Storage of Biological Material Part 6 Evidence Processing, Note Taking, and Report Writing Part 7 Forensic Serology Testing Chapter 15 Parentage Testing Part 1 Introduction Part 2 The Basic Principle of Parentage Testing Part 3 Paternity Exclusion (Not The Father) Part 4 Paternity Inclusion (Is The Father) Chapter 16 Forensic Toxicological Analysis Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Common Toxicant Analysis Chapter 17 Medical Tangle and Malpractice Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Common Types of Medical Malpractice Part 3 Mediation and Expertise of Medical Tangle and Malpractice Further reading Appendix Photos