Forensic Pathology

Catalog description

Designed to introduce students to concepts of forensic pathology with an emphasis on the recognition and interpretation of diseases and injuries in the human body that are the basis for medico-legal investigations. It presents an overview of the medico-legal investigative systems and the substance and mechanics of forensic pathology. The medical examiner, usually the pathologist, is primarily concerned with the investigation of violent, sudden, unexpected, and suspicious deaths. The medical examiner determines the cause and manner of death, identifies the deceased if unknown, determines the approximate time of injury and death, collects evidence from the body, issues a death certificate, and documents these events through an official autopsy report.