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New York City has the largest medical examiner's office in the
United States, and the Brooklyn division is the busiest of the five
boroughs. Charles A. Catanese received his Forensic Pathology
fellowship training in New York, and then worked full time as a
Medical Examiner in the Brooklyn office for more than 10 years. He
has personally performed more than 4000 autopsies, including over
400 homicides. Dr. Catanese has worked through several disasters,
including TWA Flight 800, AA Flight 587, and more than nine months
on the World Trade Center fatalities. He is currently the Chief
Medical Examiner of Orange County, New York. Drawing on his wealth
of knowledge and experience in solving some of the most difficult
cases a forensic examiner could encounter, he assembles hundreds of
images from his own work experience to present the Color Atlas of
Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Featuring twice the number of
images as any other forensic pathology atlas, the book is filled
with high-resolution photos that demonstrate postmortem changes of
the human body and the different types of patterns produced in
deaths caused by: Natural causes Diagnostic or therapeutic
procedures Substance abuse Poisoning Child abuse Firearms Blunt
instruments Sharp instruments Burns Asphyxia This easy-to-read
atlas, created for medical and non-medical personnel, covers basic
and advanced forensic concepts that relate to all manners of
deaths. The carefully worded, unambiguous text describing each
photo and the side-by-side comparisons of similar, yet different,
pathologies make this remarkable atlas a powerful teaching tool for
all those who must confront and solve the mystery of human demise.
A fully searchable DVD version is also available.
Now in its second edition, the best-selling Color Atlas of Forensic
Medicine and Pathology is an easy-to-read reference covering
forensic pathology principles, from basic to advanced concepts
relating to all manners of death. Featuring over 1600 full-color
images, including 400 more photographs than the first edition, this
book provides unparalleled photographic illustration to enhance
understanding for medical and non-medically trained personnel.
Providing thorough visual demonstrations of postmortem changes of
the human body, the book presents the different kinds of patterns
produced in deaths resulting from Natural causes Diagnostic
procedures Therapeutic procedures Substance abuse Poisoning Child
abuse Firearms Blunt instruments Sharp instruments Burns Asphyxia
The book also includes an entirely new section on histopathology.
The text uses specific, detailed language to describe what is
represented in each photo and to make side-by-side comparisons of
similar but distinct pathologies. The Color Atlas of Forensic
Medicine and Pathology, Second Edition is an invaluable
professional reference for death investigators, medical examiners,
and forensic pathologists.
Featuring twice the number of images as any other forensic
pathology atlas, this DVD version demonstrates visually the
postmortem changes of the human body and the different kinds of
patterns produced in deaths caused by natural causes, diagnostic or
therapeutic procedures, substance abuse, poisoning, child abuse,
firearms, blunt instruments sharp instruments, burns and asphyxia.
New to this edition will be an additional 400 photographs including
a complete new section covering histopathology.
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