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Forensic veterinary pathology
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By
Ranald Munro, BVMS, MSc, DVM, Dip Forensic Medicine, DipECVP, MRCVS, Professor of Forensic Veterinary Pathology, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
Helen Munro, BVMS, MRCVS, Honorary Fellow, The University of Edinburgh Veterinary School, UK
Description
This book guides veterinarians and lawyers through the diverse and complex fields of alleged cruelty to, and unlawful killing of, companion
animals, farm livestock and wildlife. It draws together current knowledge on how to approach, investigate and report forensic cases.
Contents
Introduction
Definition of forensic veterinary pathology – a developing specialty.
The relationship between the forensic
veterinary pathologist and the courts.
Why do it?
The forensic examination and report
The locus: types of loci, value
of attending at the locus, notes and photographs * The forensic necropsy procedure: standard procedures, avoidance of pitfalls, natural
disease
Interpretation of findings *Report writing: plain English, formatting and numbering
Estimation of the post mortem interval
* Rigor mortis, post mortem changes including adipocere and mummification, immunohistochemistry, entomology and environmental clues
Wounds
and other injuries
Superficial injuries: skin wounds including abrasions, incisions, lacerations and stab wounds * Bruising and
haemorrhage * Internal injuries: blunt trauma; penetrating wounds; head; thoracic; abdominal; pelvic and limb injuries
Non- accidental
injury
Terminology and definitions * Features that raise suspicion * Links to violence in the home * Limitations on application
of current knowledge to non-companion animals
Asphyxia and Drowning
Definition of asphyxia * General features * Strangulation,
Choking & Smothering, Suffocation & Crush Asphyxia, Poisonous gases, Smoke inhalation, Drowning
Firearms
Types of weapons
and ammunition: air rifles, shotguns, rifles and crossbows * Firearm injuries: air rifle pellets wounds, shotgun pellet wounds, high
and low velocity rifle bullet wounds
Traps and snares
Illegal use of traps and snares * Injuries caused by spring traps
* Injuries caused by snares * Deaths in cage traps
Dog bite injuries
Injuries to hares killed during hare coursing * Injuries
to roe deer seized by dogs * Injuries to domestic livestock following stock worrying
Poisoning
Necropsy features raising
suspicion of chemical poisoning
Thermal injuries
Burns and scalds * Pathologic features in cats fatally injured in microwave
ovens and tumble dryers * Electrocution * Heatstroke *Frostbite
Neglect
Dogs, cats, other domestic pets and livestock:
deprivation of the normal necessities of life * Lack of veterinary treatment: chronic lameness in livestock; neglected injuries; neoplasia;
diarrhoea; loss of weight * Sexual abuse * Terminology * Types of injuries in companion animals * Objects used * Estimation of the age
of lesions * Bruises, healing wounds, fractures, peri-osteal responses * Use of histopathology in forensic cases * Confirmation or exclusion
of specific changes or lesions.
Smoke inhalation
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 124 pages, publication date: JUN-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2878-6
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2878-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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