Handbook for Death Scene Investigators [Paperback]

Jay Dix (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 26, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0849302986 | ISBN-13: 978-0849302985 | Edition: 1

Handbook for Death Scene Investigators provides concise information in a handy, pocket-sized (3 1/2" x 6") format - perfect for on-the-scene reference.
Details about sudden natural deaths by disease and accidents are emphasized in this guidebook, complemented with practical information on:

reviewing a medical chart

collecting evidence

obtaining a medical history

interacting with other law enforcement personnel, witnesses, and relatives
Anyone responsible for investigating natural deaths - from police investigators to medical examiners - can go direct to the information they need at a moment's notice with the Handbook for Death Scene Investigators

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (March 26, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849302986
• ISBN-13: 978-0849302985
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #789,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Pocket Guide, February 27, 2000

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This review is from: Handbook for Death Scene Investigators (Paperback)

This handbook is one of the few books that you can actually take with you out into the field. Ernst and Dix (of the famed St. Louis University School of Medicine's Medico-Legal Death Investigators Training Course) Have packed the basic scene investigation guidelines, medication reference, and reference photos into an interesting and usable form for the rookie and experienced investigator alike.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dearth of Death Data but some Gruesome & Missing Photos, May 1, 2002

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Russell A. Rohde MD "Owl" (West Covina, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook for Death Scene Investigators (Paperback)

"Handbook for Death Scene Investigators," Jay Dix & Mary Ernst: 0-8493-0298-6 (1999) has only 66 pages (11 chapters) of basic material on types of deaths, timing of deaths, decompositions, evidence collecting, signs of CPR and suggestions that forensic sub-specialists are needed in some cases. Appendix A has 12 page glossary of terminology, B has 14 page list of Rx medicines and Appendix C has 6 page narrative describing 45 B/W photographs of deaths, decomposition and injuries including 2 damaged vehicles.

The convenience of the small format (about 3.5 in. x 6 in.) is overshadowed by numerous shortcomings that includes print font too small to be easily read, poverty of useful information, 14 (or more) misspelled words and with 8 of 45 photographs totally missing (blank pages). The book appears to have been overly hastily assembled, not speaking too well for forensic scientists.

In short, the book is grossly overpriced. Yes, I sometimes carry it in my coat pocket.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference, July 29, 2008

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Jill A. Haslam (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook for Death Scene Investigators (Paperback)

I am a medicolegal death investigator, and this book is an excellent reference for either seasoned investigators or newbies to the field. The size is great for scene travel. However, the photographs are not of the highest quality.