Asphyxia and Drowning An Atlas Cause of Death Atlas Series

This third volume in the Forensic Pathology Atlases: Causes of Death Series provides an overview of the types, mechanisms, and physical findings associated with deaths involving asphyxia. Asphyxia and Drowning serves as a basic framework for an extensive pictorial representation of findings associated with these types of deaths. It helps the reader to gain a better understanding of the processes leading to asphyxiation, to recognize the associated physical findings, and better appreciate the difficulties in evaluating asphyxiation deaths.

Preface; Asphyxia and Drowning; Introduction; Mechanical Asphyxia; Vitiated Atmosphere; Smothering; Choking; Airway Swelling and Obstruction; Neck Compression; Hanging; Strangulation; Manual Strangulation; igature Strangulation; Yoking; Chest Compression; Postural (Positional) Asphyxia; Miscellaneous; Chemical Asphyxia; Carbon Monoxide; Cyanide; Drowning

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Jay Dix, M.D. is Medical Examiner for Boone County, Missouri, and Associate Professor of Pathology/Chief of Forensic Pathology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia. Michael Graham, M.D. is the Chief Medical Examiner for the City of St. Louis, Missouri; Professor of Pathology at St. Louis University Health Sciences Center; and Co-Director of its Division of Forensic Pathology. Randy Hanzlick, M.D. is Chief Medical Examiner for Fulton County, Georgia; Associate Professor of Forensic Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; and Forensic Pathologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.