Forensic Medical Investigation of Motor Vehicle Incidents / Edition 1

by Michael P. Burke

Overview

Forensic Medical Investigation of Motor Vehicle Incidents provides an in-depth study of the circumstances underlying motor vehicle incidents and allows for a reasoned analysis of a crash victim's injuries. It also gives law enforcement the tools to communicate relevant information to the forensic pathologists and trains pathologists to infer crucial clues to the scenario that they may then relate to the investigating officers.

Beginning with the design of the vehicle, its safety features and other mechanisms for avoiding collision or injury, the book then addresses the myriad behavioral and mitigating medical factors that impair human abilities and cause vehicular incidents. It details the correct forensic classification of injuries and reviews the direction, force, and nature of injury. Organized into incidents involving car-on-car and car-on-pedestrian, as well as bicycles, motorcycles, and heavy machinery, the book delves into extensive accounts of the various insults sustained by the body in the event of impact. This information gives trauma care practitioners the ability to quickly determine the nature and extent of the injuries sustained and allows them to provide faster more effective care to the survivors of the crash. To aid the pathologist in fulfilling the important task of finding a reasonable cause of death, the second portion of the book focuses on the postmortem examination, toxicology, and documented cause of death.

Written for all members of the investigative team, including forensic pathologists, police officers, safety engineers, and medical personnel in trauma care, Forensic Investigations of Motor Vehicle Incidents is a preliminary resource that facilitates communication among all those concerned with the causes and effects of vehicular incidents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849378591
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/27/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Motor Vehicle Design and Causation of Injuries, Behavioral Factors in Motor Vehicle Incidents, Medical Factors in Motor Vehicle Incidents, Forensic Classification of Injuries, Injuries Sustained by Motor Vehicle Occupants, Injuries Sustained by Pedestrians, Injuries Associated with Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Heavy Vehicle Incidents, Postmortem Examination, Toxicology, Cause of Death, Appendix 1: Scene Examination, Appendix 2: Motor Vehicle Examination, Appendix 3: Collision Reconstruction