This third volume in the Forensic Pathology Atlases: Causes of Death Series provides an overview of the types, mechanisms, and physical findings associated with deaths involving asphyxia. Asphyxia and Drowning serves as a basic framework for an extensive pictorial representation of findings associated with these types of deaths. It helps the reader to gain a better understanding of the processes leading to asphyxiation, to recognize the associated physical findings, and better appreciate the difficulties in evaluating asphyxiation deaths.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Good, but not worth the price.,
By Lowlight (SC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Asphyxia and Drowning: An Atlas (Cause of Death Atlas Series) (Paperback)
This book provides more or less an overview of certain types of deaths which can be attributed to asphixia. Clearly, the book's main focus is the large number of photographs, which, while interesting, are less usefull to the investigator than actual information, and perhaps, more case studies would have been. Also, I was suprised at how small the book was for it's price. A far better and more comprehensive book on the subject of drowning is Robert Tether's Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations, which is, unfortunately difficult to find but well worth it if you can, as well as being a much better value for the money (full color photos too.)
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A rip off,
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I strongly recommend AGAINST buying this book.At 9x6, 110 pages, this is an awefully little book. It contains about 21 pages of text, and in the rest of the book are 162 black and white photographs. The text is over simplified, with only seven references listed at the end. While this may be good enough to pass as a chaptor in a more comprehensive textbook, its merit doesn't justify as a stand alone book. The photos are of very poor quality. By "poor quality" I mean both unclear (low contrast, grainy) and lack of illustrative value (what man with his right mind would demonstrate "cherry red" color in black and white? But the authors apparently think that's a good idea). I would classify this book as a $3.99 "pulp science". Buy it and you'll regret it. You have been warned...
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Asphyxia is the loss of consciousness as the result of too little oxygen and, often, too much carbon dioxide in the blood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chemical asphyxia, vitiated atmosphere, manual strangulation, next photo, neck compression, ligature mark, airway swelling, ligature strangulation, livor mortis, fingernail marks, neck structures, death investigation, forensic pathology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Asphyxia is the loss of consciousness as the result of too little oxygen and, often, too much carbon dioxide in the blood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chemical asphyxia, vitiated atmosphere, manual strangulation, next photo, neck compression, ligature mark, airway swelling, ligature strangulation, livor mortis, fingernail marks, neck structures, death investigation, forensic pathology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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