Michael Green, Jennifer Green

Dealing with Death: A Handbook of Practices, Procedures and Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This second edition of Dealing with Death is a completely updated, authoritative and timely source of information that takes account of the recent changes in UK law relating to death and cremation certification, registration and coronial practice and the impact of the Harold Shipman and Alder Hey enquiries on current law. The authors bring together clear guidance on all the legal, technical and forensic procedures surrounding death, including exhumation and organ donation. They give insights into considerations for the living and dignified care for the dying and also offer an overview of cultural and religious death rites and the implications of religious beliefs on blood transfusions, terminal care and euthanasia. This professional handbook is a key text for coroners, lawyers, police, funeral directors and clergy, as well as healthcare professionals and students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 174mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9781843103813
• ISBN-10: 1843103818
• Artikelnr.: 21467176

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Green is a retired consultant in public health, Wakefield Health Authority. She has also worked in anaesthetics, ophthalmology and general practice. Michael Green is Emeritus Professor of forensic pathology at the University of Sheffield. He was a Home Office pathologist and is now an independent consulting forensic pathologist.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. PART I: Legal and Technical Aspects. 1. Customs
and Laws. 2. Medical Certification of Cause of Death. 3. Registration of
Death. 4. Coroners and Coroner's Inquiries. 5. Fetal Loss, Stillbirth,
Neonatal Death and Sudden Death in Infancy. 6. The Autopsy and Mortuary
Practice. 7. Funeral Direction and Disposal by Burial. 8. Disposal by
Cremation. 9. Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation. 10. The Law
and Practice of Exhumation. 11. Deaths in Major Disasters. PART II:
Considerations for the Living, Care of the Dying, and Death with Dignity.
12. Palliative Care. 13. Medico-legal Issues at the End of Life. 14. Last
Offices. 15. Bereavement. 16. The Control of Infection in Life and in
Death. PART III: Religious, Ethnic and Cultural Aspects of Dying and Death.
17. Christianity and the Sacraments. 18. The Anglican Church (The Church in
Wales, the Church in Ireland, the Episcopalian Church in Scotland). 19. The
Roman Catholic Church. 20. Free Churches and Other Churches. 21. Jehovah's
Witnesses. 22. The Mormon Church. 23. Christian Science. 24. The
African-Caribbean Community. 25. Rastafarianism. 26. The Jewish Faith. 27.
Buddhism. 28. The Bahá'i Faith. 29. Islam. 30. Hinduism. 31. Sikhism. 32.
Zoroastrians (Parsees). 33. The Chinese Community. 34. The Japanese
Community. 35. HIV/AIDS. Appendix A. Organisations which may be able to
offer help with various aspects of death. Appendix B. Sources of Advice on
Forensic Pathology. Appendix C. Further Reading. Subject Index. Author
Index.