Techinician's Guide For Postmortem Examinations

About the Book

This book will empower those readers with the necessary knowledge that is crucially important in the performance of any autopsy. With a basic understanding of anatomy and physiology will now arm my readers with the proper medical vernacular which will necessitate an understanding of these time tested procedures. These outlined and time-tested techniques are an indispensable reference source for any aspiring Pathology Technician. During my working career with each of these varied pathology services, I developed and wrote a number of technical procedures for each of them which now qualified me as a true professional within each of these anatomical communities. This books focal readership is for the Pathology Technician, Anatomical Pathology Technician, Forensic Pathology Technician and those in the Mortuary Sciences, so that they can become educated and not inundated by the seemingly daunting tasks and demands in gross anatomy and pathology. My surgical prowess and my ability to teach others these skill sets has been a very rewarding and still considered one of my personal testimonials as an educator.

About the Author

William R. Ferguson’s interest in pathology first came about after his basic education and introduction to the varied medical communities during his military service. Once Mr. Ferguson had completed his basic training in pathology, he soon became a very valuable asset and educator to those said organizations. After receiving this continued education in pathology, he was then introduced to yet another and very different community in pathology, the forensic sciences. His training in the forensic sciences and his insatiable desire to gain a greater understanding into the cause and manner in medico-legal death investigations, was finally achieved through his employ as a pathologist assistant (FMT) with a Medical Examiner’s Office. Mr. Ferguson has proven himself as a true educator by the numerous colleagues that followed him into these anatomical communities. Mr. Ferguson’s book will empower his readers with the necessary knowledge that is crucially important in the performance of an autopsy. A basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology will arm his readers with the proper medical vernacular which will necessitate an understanding to these varied procedures. These outlined and time-tested techniques are an indispensable reference source for any aspiring Pathology Technician. While working for a number of pathology services, I had developed and wrote a number of technical procedures for those said industries which now has qualified me as a true professional within these varied anatomical communities. This book is aimed at Pathology Technicians so that he or she will become educated with the processes and not inundated by the vast demands in gross anatomy and pathology. My surgical prowess and my ability to teach others those skill sets have been a very rewarding and still considered one of my personal testimonials as an educator.