Atlas of Forensic Pathology

3 BASICS OF DEATH SCENE INVESTIGATION

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Introduction 12 Basics of Death Investigation 12

Documentation of Postmortem Changes 15 Documentation of Discovery History and Terminal Events 17 Near Misses 18

Importance of Scene Investigation 14 Photography of the Scene and Body 14

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