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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Masons Forensic Medicine for Lawyers by Professor Helen Whitwell Katy Thorne QC Dr Alexander Kolar Paul Harvey
Mason’s Forensic Medicine for Lawyers is an essential and accessible introductory guide to forensic medicine for legal practitioners. Designed also to guide medical experts through the various UK legal and court systems it deals with definitions of offences the investigation of sudden deaths and the key duties of the expert who gives evidence in court.The sixth edition includes: An introduction to relevant clinical terms the systems of the body and autopsy procedure; Chapters on the main areas of forensic medicine including injuries from assaults firearms asphyxia water and fire; Specialist chapters on non-accidental injury to children sexual offences odontology toxicology and the care of detainees; All the relevant statutory and common law offences as well as relevant and updated case law and legislation.