Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION Section I. General 1-4 II. Authority 5-7 Chapter 2. TECHNIQUE OF THE AUTOPSY Section I. Instructions 8-18 II. General principles in dissection and examination of the Viscera 19, 20 III. Organ by organ removal 21-59 IV. Removal of the viscera en masse (Rokitansky Method) 60-73 Chapter 3. PEDIATRIC AUTOPSIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INFANTS AND FETUSES Section I. Preliminary considerations 74-77 II. Technique 78-80 Chapter 4. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AUTOPSIES Section I. General 81-83 II. Recording of data 84, 85 Chapter 5. SPECIAL PROCEDURES Section I. Descriptive protocol 86-89 II. Examination for microorganisms 90-97 III. Special studies of viral diseases 98-102 IV. Immunological examination 103,104 V. Radioactive cadavers and specimens 105, 106 VI. Collection and shipment of specimens for toxicological examination 107-112 Chapter 6. SPECIAL EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIVES OF THE MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSY Section I. General precautions to be observed in the performance of a medicolegal autopsy 113, 114 II . Special purposes and problems 115,116 Chapter 7. SELECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TISSUE FOR FURTHER STUDY AND MUSEUM PURPOSES Section I. Fixation of blocks for microscopic study 117-119 II. Preservation by deep freezing for bacteriological, serological, and hormone study 120, 121 III. Preservation of tissues for museum purposes 122-124 IV. Fixation of museum specimens 125,126 V. Photography 127 Chapter 8. COLLECTION OF DATA, SHIPMENT OF SPECIMENS FOR DIAGNOSIS, STORAGE, AND MEDICAL MUSEUM Section I. Preparation and shipment of specimens for diagnosis 128-132 II. Preparation of specimens for shipment to Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Medical Museum 133, 134 Appendix I. REFERENCES II. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES III. AVERAGE WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION Section I. General 1-4 II. Authority 5-7 Chapter 2. TECHNIQUE OF THE AUTOPSY Section I. Instructions 8-18 II. General principles in dissection and examination of the Viscera 19, 20 III. Organ by organ removal 21-59 IV. Removal of the viscera en masse (Rokitansky Method) 60-73 Chapter 3. PEDIATRIC AUTOPSIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INFANTS AND FETUSES Section I. Preliminary considerations 74-77 II. Technique 78-80 Chapter 4. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AUTOPSIES Section I. General 81-83 II. Recording of data 84, 85 Chapter 5. SPECIAL PROCEDURES Section I. Descriptive protocol 86-89 II. Examination for microorganisms 90-97 III. Special studies of viral diseases 98-102 IV. Immunological examination 103,104 V. Radioactive cadavers and specimens 105, 106 VI. Collection and shipment of specimens for toxicological examination 107-112 Chapter 6. SPECIAL EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIVES OF THE MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSY Section I. General precautions to be observed in the performance of a medicolegal autopsy 113, 114 II . Special purposes and problems 115,116 Chapter 7. SELECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TISSUE FOR FURTHER STUDY AND MUSEUM PURPOSES Section I. Fixation of blocks for microscopic study 117-119 II. Preservation by deep freezing for bacteriological, serological, and hormone study 120, 121 III. Preservation of tissues for museum purposes 122-124 IV. Fixation of museum specimens 125,126 V. Photography 127 Chapter 8. COLLECTION OF DATA, SHIPMENT OF SPECIMENS FOR DIAGNOSIS, STORAGE, AND MEDICAL MUSEUM Section I. Preparation and shipment of specimens for diagnosis 128-132 II. Preparation of specimens for shipment to Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Medical Museum 133, 134 Appendix I. REFERENCES II. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES III. AVERAGE WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS
