This book is written primarily with an expert professional as the reader in mind. Thus, it will be useful to postgraduates, faculty members, and other specialists in the fields of Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Emergency Medicine, Casualty, Traumatology, etc.
All major medicolegal proformas are provided, which can be directly adopted by medicolegal professionals.
The entire text is well-classified into 6-level headings and subheadings. Each heading and subheading is color-coded for quick comprehension.
A chapter preview is provided at the beginning of each chapter to enable the reader to quickly grasp the content.
All major injuries are dealt with, including the latest advances in the field.
Practical points and tips are included to help deal with day-to-day medicolegal problems.
Several memory aids and mnemonics are provided to make it easy to remember key facts.
The book is illustrated with more than 500 color photographs to explain key features of each injury.
It also contains several explanatory line diagrams and flowcharts to explain key concepts, processes, and pathologies.
Several new boxes are added to present rare and hard-to-find pieces of information.
Each difficult concept is clarified with actual case studies.
The latest Supreme Court judgments, along with other international rulings related to injuries, are provided.
Life histories of eight of the most renowned experts in injury interpretation are included, along with their major cases and how they were solved — intended as a motivational resource for younger professionals.
The book is supplemented with nine useful appendices.
ICD-10 codes for all legally relevant diseases and injuries are included, along with detailed instructions on how to fill them out in cause-of-death certificates, following the latest WHO guidelines.
Mortality coding of the latest morbid conditions, such as COVID-19, is also provided.
An index spanning 18 pages is included for easy reference.
Injuries Forensic and Medicolegal Aspects
Dr. Anil Aggarwal