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| General Aspects of Death Investigation | |
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| Why Know about Death Investigation? | |
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| What Is a Death Investigation? | |
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| Initial Collection of Information | |
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| Scene Investigation | |
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| Examination of the Body | |
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| Ancillary Investigations | |
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| Report Preparation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Basic Types of Death Investigation | |
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| Medicolegal Death Investigation | |
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| Institution-Based Death Investigation | |
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| Private Death Investigation | |
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| Public Health Death Investigations | |
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| Who Actually Performs Death Investigations? | |
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| The State and Local Nature of Medicolegal Death Investigation | |
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| Where Are Death Investigations Conducted? | |
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| How Death Investigations Are Funded | |
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| More on the People Who Investigate | |
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| Forensic Pathologists | |
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| Coroners | |
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| Medical Examiners | |
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| Death Investigators | |
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| Who Controls the Scene of Death? | |
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| Forensic Scientists | |
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| Goals of Death Investigations | |
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| Basic Goals of Medicolegal Death Investigation | |
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| Goals of Institution-Based and Private Death Investigations | |
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| Examples of Death Investigations by Type | |
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| A Typical Institution-Based Death Investigation | |
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| A Typical Private Death Investigation | |
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| A Typical Medicolegal Death Investigation | |
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| Death Investigation: The Rake Analogy | |
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| Specific Features of Medicolegal Death Investigations | |
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| What Types of Deaths Are Reportable to the Medical Examiner or Coroner? | |
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| Examples of Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems | |
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| Types of Medicolegal Death Investigation by State | |
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| Special Circumstances | |
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| What about Mass Fatality Incidents? | |
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| Deaths on Indian Reservations or Federal Property | |
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| Other Death Investigation Topics | |
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| Who May Give Permission for an Autopsy? | |
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| The Autopsy Report | |
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| The Death Certificate | |
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| Exhumations | |
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| Death Investigation and Funeral Arrangements | |
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| Principles of Evidence | |
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| What Is an Expert? | |
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| What If You Disagree? | |
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| Death Investigation and Insurance Policies | |
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| Classic Dilemmas in Death Investigation | |
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| Professional Death Investigation Organizations | |
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| Access to Death Investigation Information | |
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| Pronouncement of Death | |
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| Deaths in Custody and Public Institutions | |
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| Criminal and Civil Law Issues | |
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| Sample Autopsy Report | |
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| Reason for Performing an Examination | |
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| Date and Time of Examination | |
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| Postmortem x-rays | |
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| Presentation, Clothing, and Personal Effects | |
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| Features of Identification | |
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| Diagnostic and Therapeutic Artifacts | |
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| Postmortem Changes | |
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| External Examination | |
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| Internal Examination | |
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| Chest and Abdomen | |
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| Cardiovascular System | |
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| Respiratory System | |
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| Gastrointestinal System | |
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| Hepatobiliary System | |
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| Urogenital System | |
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| Reticuloendothelial System | |
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| Musculoskeletal System | |
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| Endocrine System | |
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| Neck | |
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| Head | |
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| Report of Histologic Sections | |
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| Other Procedures | |
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| Final Assessment | |
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| Clinical Information | |
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| Autopsy Findings | |
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| Summary and Comments | |
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| A Day at the Medical Examiner's Office | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Useful Web Sites | |
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| Index | |