Medical examiners play an increasingly important role in society
as unexpected and violent deaths increase, not only due to crime,
but also due to new toxins in the environment, emerging diseases
crossing from animals to humans, bizarre suicides, sadistic sexual
practices, and other non-natural causes. John Miletich and Tia
Lindstrom take us into the world of these medical detectives.
Biological clues from bite marks and skin abnormalities to blood
chemical levels and brain oxygenation are just some factors exposed
in their quest for truth and justice. We learn the basics of death
determination from rigor and livor mortis to signs of death by
design, drug use, disease, suicide, and more. We also come to
understand the tools of this work, from the Stryker's Saw to the
grocer's scale, and tests that reveal factors from DNA evidence to
toxins from insect bites. Each case begins with a biological
mystery and ends with a conclusion that can provide loved ones with
relief, or shock.
Miletich, who trained at the Alberta Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner and with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, teams with
Lindstrom to introduce readers to the medical examiner's role,
including autopsy techniques and analysis. Twists and turns emerge
as what was initially thought to be a murder proves to be suicide;
what was suspected to be a natural death proves to be murder or
environmental poisoning; or what was thought to be an accidental
death proves to be something more sinister. This work includes
appendices with guides to Medical Examiner organizations, seminars,
and conventions.
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