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Handbook of Forensic Toxicology for Medical Examiners by D. K. Molina

Handbook of Forensic Toxicology for Medical Examiners D. K. Molina ebook
Format: pdf
Publisher: CRC Press
Page: 383
ISBN: , 9781420076417

Divided into chapters on early 1900 poisons, it roughly covers the birth of forensic medicine in New York City under one of the more motivated chief examiners, Charles Norris, and a talented chemist Alexander Gettler. The book focuses on the pioneering work done by Bellevue hospital and the New York City medical examiner's office to develop forensic toxicology into a reliable investigative tool. Bootleggers' attempts to remove the poison were not always successful, leading to a rash of government-sponsored poisonings, and forcing the crusading Chief Medical Examiner of New York to face down a host of political foes. For a host of fascinating facts about poisons and the tale of how one toxicology laboratory in New York City in the early 20th century revolutionized the field of forensic medicine, pick up a copy of “The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Bowing to political pressure from the state's governor, New York City Mayor John Hylan appointed a young, enthusiastic doctor named Charles Norris to the position of chief medical examiner. Charles Norris, and toxicologist Alexander Gettler. Norris was a Pennsylvania blueblood who Gettler is known as the father of forensic toxicology in America. Subtitled Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, the lead characters of this work is the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City, Dr. Deborah Blum's new history of forensic medicine, The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, will appeal to true crime buffs and labor historians alike. Just finished reading "The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York" by Deborah Blum. The heroes of the story are New York City Medical Examiner Charles Norris and forensic chemist Alexander Gettler. Deborah Blum's *The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York*, reviewed & recommended.