Forensic medicine

Author: Hou Yiping, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Forensic Medicine is edited by Professor Hou Yiping, Vice Chairman of the Education Research Committee of the Forensic Medicine Society of the Chinese Higher Medical Education Association, Dean of the School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine at Sichuan University, and Doctoral Supervisor. The book is written by renowned experts and professors from nearly 18 medical colleges in China. They are well-known experts in the field of forensic medicine and have long been engaged in teaching, scientific research, and clinical practice in forensic medicine. The book consists of 16 chapters, including Introduction, Death, Postmortem Changes, Mechanical Trauma, High Temperature, Low Temperature, and Electrical Injury, Mechanical Asphyxiation, Poisoning, Sudden Death, Abuse, Sexual Assault, Living Injury, Assessment of Responsibility and Competency, Paternity Testing, Personal Identification, Medical Disputes, and Forensic Autopsy.
Features of the Book:
1. Clear Purpose. The book aims to address various forensic medicine-related issues encountered in clinical practice and provide necessary scientific evidence for judicial practice.
2. Integration and Systematization of New and Old Knowledge.
3. Vivid Expression with Rich Illustrations. Each chapter includes a summary, English abstract, review questions, and further reading. The content of each chapter is supported by examples, concept boxes, method boxes, and case studies.
4. Accompanying Teacher's Manual. The manual contains numerous case analyses, picture displays, multimedia teaching plans, answers and analyses of review questions, references, and a supporting service website.
5. CD-ROM at the End of the Book. The CD includes practice questions and answers, nearly 100 color illustrations referenced in the book, nearly 100 case studies, and relevant laws and technical identification standards.
The book is primarily intended as a textbook for forensic medicine for undergraduate medical students. Due to the extensive information on the CD, it can also serve as a reference for faculty and students of law schools, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and grassroots forensic practitioners.