Forensic science in healthcare : caring for patients, preserving the evidence / Connie Darnell.

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Darnell, Connie

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2011.Description: xxi, 351 pages, [12] pages of platesISBN:

9781439844908 (pbk. : alkaline paper)
1439844909 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

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DDC classification:

340.6 DAR

Summary: "This book contains basic forensic information necessary for healthcare professionals to assess and manage victims of trauma and criminal behavior. Chapters cover information on types of wounds and how to describe them; various types of evidence which may be encountered in the healthcare setting; and general principles of evidence collection. Common evidentiary items such as clothing, foreign objects, trace evidence, biological evidence, and bite marks are discussed and collection procedures are identified. A glossary of terms is included and a downloadable CD-ROM with information and printable templates such as human body diagrams supplements the text"--Provided by publisher.

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"This book contains basic forensic information necessary for healthcare professionals to assess and manage victims of trauma and criminal behavior. Chapters cover information on types of wounds and how to describe them; various types of evidence which may be encountered in the healthcare setting; and general principles of evidence collection. Common evidentiary items such as clothing, foreign objects, trace evidence, biological evidence, and bite marks are discussed and collection procedures are identified. A glossary of terms is included and a downloadable CD-ROM with information and printable templates such as human body diagrams supplements the text"--Provided by publisher.

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