{"id":28255,"date":"2024-01-18T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=28255"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:02:08","slug":"nlm-collections-tour-forensic-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2024\/01\/18\/nlm-collections-tour-forensic-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"NLM Collection Tour: Forensic Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical materials in the National Library of Medicine (NLM) collection. Today we are featuring collection items and resources relating to Forensic Medicine.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These materials document the history of forensic medicine and the different branches within the field. They highlight the fields of toxicology, pathology, anthropology, and DNA. Each are related to forensic medicine in a different way, but the application of each helps with investigations of a crime in establishing the causes of injury or death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to Lindsey Lombardi, one of our Pathways Interns<\/a>, for her curation of this tour!<\/span> We welcome <\/span>you to add your own favorites or ask us <\/span>questions. Use the comment feature below to share your thoughts.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Selections from NLM Digital Collections<\/a><\/h1>\n

NLM Digital Collections<\/a> is the National Library of Medicine’s free online repository of biomedical resources including books, manuscripts, and still and moving images.<\/p>\n

Images<\/h2>\n

Images from the History of Medicine<\/a> (IHM), available in NLM Digital Collections<\/a>,\u00a0is a digitized set of images selected from the historical collections.\u00a0 Here are a few images that are related to the branches of forensic medicine.<\/p>\n

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Pathology Laboratory, 1897. National Library of Medicine #101435634 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A Triad Celebration: Celebrate, Dedicate, Create, 1987. National Library of Medicine #10143773 <\/div> <\/div>
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NLM Publications on Toxicology, ca. 1972. National Library of Medicine #101446049 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Explore many more related images in NLM Digital Collections under these search terms:<\/p>\n

Forensic Medicine<\/a> |\u00a0Toxicology<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Pathology<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Anthropology<\/a> | DNA<\/a><\/p>\n

Rare Books and Journals\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Medicine in the Americas, 1610\u20131920 Collection<\/a><\/h3>\n

This group of materials consists of selected digitized English language monographs which demonstrate the evolution of American medicine from colonial frontier outposts of the 17th century to research hospitals of the 20th century. Here are a few items relating to forensic medicine:<\/p>\n

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  • Principles of Forensic Medicine<\/em><\/a> by William Guy. New York, 1845.
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    Principles of Forensic Medicine (Table of Contents; Page 14), 1845 National Library of Medicine #28410600R <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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    Principles of Forensic Medicine (Table of Contents; Page 15), 1845 National Library of Medicine #28410600R <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/li>\n
  • A Laboratory Guide in Urinalysis and Toxicology<\/em><\/a> by Rudolph August Witthaus. New York, 1866.<\/li>\n
  • A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence: Compiled from the Best Medical and Legal Works: Being an Analysis of a Course of Lectures on Forensic Medicine, Annually Delivered in London<\/a><\/em> by Michael Ryan. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1832.<\/li>\n
  • Legal Medicine and Toxicology by Many Specialists<\/em><\/a> by Frederick Peterson, Walter Haines and Ralph Webster. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London, England, 1923.<\/li>\n
  • On Poisons, in Relation to Medical Jurisprudence and Medicine<\/em><\/a> by Alfred Swaine Taylor. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1848.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    NLM Publications and Productions<\/a><\/h3>\n
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    The New Forensic Science; Visible Proofs, Forensic Views of the Body<\/em>, 2006
    National Library of Medicine #<\/em>101616006<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    This group of materials consists of digitized archive documents and videos created by NLM such as technical notes, bibliographies, reports, and lectures.<\/p>\n

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    • The New forensic science: Visible Proofs, Forensic Views of the Body<\/a>, 2006.<\/li>\n
    • Highlights in Medicolegal Relations<\/a>, 1968.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Historical Films<\/h2>\n

      The National Library of Medicine holds almost two dozen films<\/a> featuring Milton Helpern<\/a>, (1902-1977). Helpern received his M.D. from Cornell University in 1926, joined the staff of the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office in 1931, and taught forensic pathology at New York University. In 1954 he became the city’s chief medical examiner. During his long career, he performed thousands of autopsies and was internationally recognized as an expert in forensic medicine.<\/p>\n

      What Did You Take?: The Drug Abuse Emergency<\/a>, ca. 1971 \u2014 Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms and immediate clinical procedures. Viewers observe emergency treatment of patients in the major classes of drugs commonly abused, opiates, depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens.<\/p>\n