Geriatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Forensic pathologists and clinicians are increasingly faced with challenges when it comes to geriatric cases, due to an aging population and increased comorbidities in the elderly. This text provides an up-to-date guide to all facets of geriatric forensic pathology, with contributions from experts from a variety of disciplines. Packed with color illustrations and case examples, chapters cover inflicted, self-inflicted, and accidental trauma, as well as natural conditions leading to unexpected death. In addition, specific chapters cover a wide range of difficult and topical areas, from elder abuse, dementias, and nutrition to pharmacology and toxicology issues, long-term care facilities, and scene investigation. Topics such as euthanasia are also explored to provide the reader with a rich, contemporary understanding of medicolegal issues. This is an invaluable resource not only for pathologists, but also for medical practitioners and lawyers dealing with geriatric cases. The book comes packaged with online access to the text and high-resolution images.

1. A history of geriatric medicine and geriatric pathology Harry Sanchez; 2. Pathophysiology of ageing Joseph Elias Ibrahim, Georgia Aitken and David L. Ranson; 3. Medicolegal investigation of elder maltreatment and deaths Julie Howe; 4. The autopsy Cynthia A. Schandl; 5. Fatal and non-fatal accidents Jason Payne-James; 6. Euthanasia Stephen Cordner; 7. Starvation, dehydration, malnutrition, and neglect Burkhard Madea and Elke Doberentz; 8. Physical abuse and elder homicide Kim A. Collins and Rebekah Jaques; 9. The ageing foot – forensic considerations Jones Podiatry; 10. Forensic entomology Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Jonathan A. Cammack, Lauren M. Weidner and Robert T. Puckett; 11. Non-lethal elder abuse Alex K. Williamson; 12. Sexual assault in the elderly Greg Dayman; 13. Hypothermia and hyperthermia in the geriatric population Christopher M. Milroy and Jacqueline L. Parai; 14. Suicide and social isolation in elders Roger W. Byard; 15. Cardiovascular diseases in the elderly Stephen D. Cohle and Dylan V. Miller; 16. Lungs Anja C. Roden; 17. Infectious conditions and the immune system in the elderly Morgyn Warner; 18. Neurodegenerative diseases in the elder Ross R. Reichard, Barbara J. Crain and Linda Iles; 19. Other neurological conditions and age-related changes Linda Iles and Barbara J. Crain; 20. Genitourinary conditions Georgia Aitken, Noha Ferrah, Janaka Lovell, Tamsin Santos, Nicola Cunningham and Joseph Elias Ibrahim; 21. The elder organ and tissue donor Kim A. Collins, Dilhani Amarasinghe and Muditha Amarasinghe; 22. Conditions in gastrointestinal tract Xuchen Zhang and Dhanpat Jain; 23. Hematologic conditions R. M. Wright, M. F. Cole-Sinclair and J. E. Ibrahim; 24. The oral cavity of the elder Kim A. Collins and Paige J. Collins; 25. The anthropology of aging S. Blau; 26. Endocrinology and diabetes David Levy; 27. Geriatric toxicology Laura M. Labay; 28. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation related injuries in elders Kim A. Collins; 29. Imaging of elders Amma N. Maurer, Anousheh Sayah, Juan M. Coca Guzman and Angela D. Levy; 30. The 'virtual autopsy' and special radiographic applications Noel Woodford, Chris O'Donnell and Matthew Lynch; 31. Iatrogenic deaths Joseph A. Prahlow; 32. Residential care facility deaths Joyce Lynn deJong-Monroe; 33. Morbid obesity and frailty Roger W. Byard; 34. Ancillary testing and special dissections Mary Ann Sens and Richard Conran; 35. The legal regulation of the consequences of aging Ian Freckelton; 36. Death certification Cynthia A. Schandl.

Kim A. Collins is a forensic pathologist with Newberry Pathology Associates and Medical Director for SharingHope SC Organ and Tissue Donation Services in South Carolina.
Roger W. Byard holds the George Richard Marks Chair of Pathology at the University of Adelaide and is a Senior Specialist Forensic Pathologist at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide, Australia.