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Manual of Forensic Emergency Medicine

Author(s): Ralph Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM, Director of Research, Dept, of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763744625
  • ISBN-10:076374462X
  • Paperback    320 pages      © 2010
Price: International Sales $112.95 US List
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Overview

Manual of Forensic Emergency Medicine is a comprehensive guide to the clinical approach to criminal illness and injury. This resource offers emergency care professionals the knowledge needed to make an accurate diagnosis of abuse, neglect, sexual assault or other conditions in which forensic investigation is needed. This book offers information on victim services and resources available for patients, as well as relevant aspects of the legal system. This essential guide contains color photos, a forensic glossary, and forensic forms that can be used in a clinical practice.

Key Topics include:

  • Forensic Documentation
  • Firearms
  • Evidence Collection in the ED
  • Gang Violence

ShowTable of Contents

Chapter  1  Forensic Emergency Medicine
Chapter  2  Forensic Nursing in the Emergency Department
Chapter  3  Suicide
Chapter  4  Evidence Collection and Preservation in the ED
Chapter  5  DNA
Chapter  6  Forensic Toxicology
Chapter  7  Forensic Photography
Chapter  8  Forensic Bite Mark Evidence
Chapter  9  Forensic Documentation
Chapter  10  Blunt Force Trauma
Chapter  11  Sharp Force Injury
Chapter  12  Firearms
Chapter  13  Gunshot/Shotgun Injuries
Chapter  14  Mechanisms of Injury Related to Motor Vehicle Crashes
Chapter  15  Sexual Assault
Chapter  16  Interpersonal Violence
Chapter  17  Male Interpersonal Violence Overview
Chapter  18  Physical Child Maltreatment
Chapter  19  Pediatric Sexual Abuse: Evaluation in the Emergency Department
Chapter  20  Elder Abuse and Neglect
Chapter  21  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Chapter  22  Youth and Gang Violence: Identification and Prevention Strategies
Chapter  23  Suspect Evaluation and Evidence Collection
Chapter  24  Forensics for EMS
Chapter  25  In-Custody Death
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Ralph Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM-Director of Research, Dept, of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dr. Riviello is a graduate of Hahnemann University School of Medicine and completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Allegheny General Hospital.  He received his Masters Degree in Forensic Medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He has been very active in research and education in the topics of sexual assault and forensic medicine.

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