{"product_id":"current-practice-in-forensic-medicine-volume-2-isbn-9781118455982","title":"Current Practice in Forensic Medicine, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eForensic medicine is a broad and evolving field with areas of rapid progress embracing both clinical and pathological aspects of practice, in which there may be considerable overlap. This is the second volume in a series that provides a unique, in-depth and critical update on selected topics of direct relevance to those practising in the field of clinical forensic medicine and related areas including lawyers, police, medical practitioners, forensic scientists, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters endeavour to maintain a relevance to an international, multi-professional audience and include chapters on:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDNA decontamination,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe toxicity of novel psychoactive substances,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe relevance of gastric contents in the timing of death,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe effects of controlled energy devices,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe main risk factors for driving impairment,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe risk factors for harm  to health of detainees in short-term custody,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAutoerotic deaths,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChild maltreatment and neglect, and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe investigation of potential non-accidental head injury in children.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso included are chapters on excited delirium syndrome, automatism and personality disorders. Two topics not generally covered in standard clinical forensic medical textbooks include a forensic anthropological approach to body recovery in potential crimes against humanity and risk management and security issues for the forensic practitioner investigating potential crimes against humanity in a foreign country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: DNA contamination – a pragmatic clinical view 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContamination considerations 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA profiling 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA deposits 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecontamination 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral approach to DNA decontamination 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContamination 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCleaning and the DNA laboratory 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCleaning and decontamination of forensic examination suites – the way forward 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: The toxicity of the novel psychoactive substances 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcute toxicity 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronic toxicity 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeaths 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Postmortem gastric content analysis: its role in determining time since death 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe physiology of gastric emptying 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGastric motility and emptying 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods for measuring gastric emptying 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperimental studies 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors affecting gastric emptying (in adults) 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of gastric contents 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsefulness of gastric contents in time of death estimations 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Conducted energy devices 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are conducted energy devices? 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModes of use of the TASER ® X26, TASER ® X26P and TASER ® X2 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe electrical outputs of the TASER ® X26, X26P and X2 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperationally exploited effects of TASER ® CEDs: pain and neuromuscular incapacitation 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverse effects associated with use of the TASER ® X26 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Autoerotic deaths 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical context 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigation of autoerotic deaths 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypical methods of autoerotic death 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtypical methods of autoerotic deaths 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypical and atypical victims 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: Excited Delirium Syndrome: aetiology, identification and treatment 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAetiology 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInitial approach and work‐up 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedication treatment options for ExDS 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupportive treatment 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: Automatism – wading through the quagmire 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions of automatism 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe law 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical conditions capable, or possibly capable, of founding a defence of automatism 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSentencing and mitigation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposals for reform in England and Wales 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw reports 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: Classification of personality disorders, clinical manifestations and treatment 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is personality disorder? 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensional or categorical diagnostic approaches? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hybrid model 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecific issues in forensic medicine settings 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: Driving impairment: the main risk factors 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegislative approaches 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSobriety assessment 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecific drugs 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic specimens in drug driving cases 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical conditions and fitness to drive 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSleep deprivation 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten: Risk factors for death or harm to health for detainees in short‐term police custody 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe background to healthcare in police custody 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nature of health problems of detainees 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeaths and harm in police custody 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcited Delirium Syndrome 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad principles of care 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentification and diversion 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention of death and harm in police custody 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven: The utility of radiological investigation of suspected abusive head trauma in children 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInjury patterns 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnatomy of the head 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScalp injury 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkull injury 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimate of time of injury of skull fractures 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMimics of skull fractures 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for investigating suspected skull fracture 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntracranial manifestations of head injury 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubdural haemorrhage 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubarachnoid haemorrhage 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtradural haemorrhage 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCortical contusions 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffuse axonal injury (shear injury) 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrain oedema, swelling and hypoxic ischaemic brain injury 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Twelve: Child maltreatment: detection and diagnosis 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining child abuse and neglect 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe physician’s role in detecting child abuse 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributing and risk factors for child abuse 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral signs and symptoms of child abuse 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical signs of child abuse 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFabricated or induced illness 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecific clinical presentations suspect for child abuse 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing neglect 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScreening instruments for detection of child abuse in Emergency Departments 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical conditions that mimic child abuse 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and conclusion 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Thirteen: Recovery of remains in potential crimes against humanity investigations – a forensic anthropological approach 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic anthropology and investigations into human rights violations and crimes against humanity 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe characteristics of forensic anthropological investigations into human rights violations and crimes against humanity 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe main mistakes made in forensics 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhases of the forensic anthropological investigation in the context of human rights violations 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA multidisciplinary approach 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex cases 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons learned and considerations 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Fourteen: Field missions 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS: Situation 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eM: Mission 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE: Execution 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA: Administration and logistics 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC: Communications and command 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS: Security 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther mission‐related matters 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic security assessments 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A-Mission plan template 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B-Example of team functions for personnel required for the exhumation of human remains from a mass grave 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr John Gall\u003c\/b\u003e is a consultant forensic physician. He is Director of Southern Medical Services Pty Ltd; Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at The University of Melbourne; Consultant at the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service at the Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Medical Centre; President of the World Police Medical Officers; and Vice-President of the Australasian Association of Forensic Physicians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Payne-James\u003c\/b\u003e is a Consultant Forensic Physician \u0026amp; Specialist in Forensic \u0026amp; Legal Medicine. 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