NCJ Number
10852
Date Published
1965
Length
616 pages
Annotation
ILLUSTRATED TEXTBOOK DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR MEDICAL AND LAW STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OF USE AS REFERENCE FOR HOSPITAL MEDICAL OFFICERS, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, AND CORONERS.
Abstract
IN ADDITION TO CHAPTERS ON IDENTIFICATION OF THE VARIOUS CAUSES OF DEATH AND THE EFFECTS OF HEAT AND COLD, A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE MEDICO-LEGAL ASPECTS OF INSANITY UNDER BRITISH LAW IS INCLUDED. A SEPARATE CHAPTER DEALS WITH DYING DECLARATIONS - PROCEDURES FOR TAKING THEM AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE MET FOR THEM TO BE ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE. MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE, THE OBLIGATIONS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE MEDICAL WITNESS (UNDER BRITISH LAW), AND CONSENT TO EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH ARE COVERED. NUMEROUS REFERENCES AND CASE CITATIONS FOLLOW EACH CHAPTER.