This book dispels many rumors, myths, and anecdotes about the forensic profession. You can't take the work home, you don't get thanks from patients, and although the forensic pathologist is the best diagnostician, it doesn't make the patient feel better. What does the forensic pathologist themselves have to say? I assure you, you won't put it down until the last page. The language and information are clear and well-structured, vivid and memorable, with examples from practice. I believe everyone will be interested in this book, be they doctors, medical students, or... ordinary people. This book is a combination of a great lecture, an exciting detective story, and a dark but interesting tale. It leaves behind an affirmation of life, allowing every reader to soberly treat life and its gifts.
————Maxim Malyavin, Psychiatrist, Top Blogger at "Zhurnal Zhizni" (Life Magazine), Author of "Psychiatrist's Notes"

This book is for those who are still searching for answers to the eternal questions "Who are we?" and "What happens after death?" and for those who no longer believe in fairy tales. All secrets are revealed during the autopsy.
————Nastya Travkina, Editor of "Papa, ty Transformer?" ("Dad, Are You a Transformer?")

This is a sharp story about the human body. This book reminds us that before the inevitable happens, all of us, rich and poor, famous and anonymous, are equal.
————Anton Zorkin, "Russian Men's Health" Magazine

★Already in its third printing!
★This book comes from a forensic pathologist with 17 years of work experience. Using simple, vivid, and humorous language, he tells us about the various causes of death, post-mortem bodily changes, shares his daily work routine, and amusing experiences, while imparting knowledge about healthy lifestyles.
★Although you will find a brief overview of forensic medicine and related content on forensic (forensic identification/appraisal) in the book, this is not a textbook but an entertaining popular science book.
★The complete absence of fiction makes this book even more interesting (and scarier)! While being fun and stimulating, this book will, in a seemingly strange yet useful way, remind readers that life is finite, and we should cherish our own and our loved ones' lives and health more.

"I hope that when people read my book, they will examine themselves from the outside in. I hope the information provided here will help readers and their loved ones maintain their health." — Author

Death is no stranger to forensic expert Alexei Reshetun. For 17 years, he has dealt with death daily; that's what he studies. This means he knows better than anyone why we die and how we unknowingly move towards death. Readers of his blog quickly quit smoking, stopped drinking alcohol, and started exercising. He doesn't preach; he simply shows what will happen if you continue down a certain path. His book is by no means a textbook or a typical popular science work; it is primarily aimed at those far removed from medicine and jurisprudence, so you won't find any complex terminology in it. But you will discover how a forensic expert works, how they differ from a pathologist, how an autopsy is performed, where organs are removed, what tools forensic experts use, what research they do in the lab, and incredible stories from his daily work, etc. The author will tell us things we usually don't want to know, making us rethink old truths: our life and death – depend on ourselves.

**Alexei Reshetun**
Forensic Expert at the Moscow Forensic Examination Bureau, member of the Forensic Medicine teaching group at the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov (founded 1906). He also conducts practical training courses for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and medical students at Moscow State University. He collaborates with the Russian Anti-Tobacco Coalition and many public organizations aimed at health promotion.
Alexei Reshetun began writing a blog in 2012, where he shares his daily work routine, amusing experiences, and promotes healthy lifestyles. He has a column for readers on the Russian "Zhurnal Zhizni" (Life Magazine).

Preface to the New Edition
Foreword

**Chapter 1: Preparation Stage**
1. What is Forensic Medicine?
2. What is a Forensic Expert Like?
3. Similarities and Differences Between a Pathologist and a Forensic Expert
4. To Autopsy or Not to Autopsy? That is the Question

**Chapter 2: Professional Stage**
1. Our Tools
2. The Laboratory Helps Us
3. Iatrogenic Diseases, or Vice Versa
4. The Living in the Morgue
5. University Course

**Chapter 3: Thanatology**
1. The Phenomenon of Phenomena
2. Autopsy: Expectations vs. Reality
3. Exhumation Examination

**Chapter 4: Traumatology**
1. Various Blunt Head Injuries
2. Don't Fear the Knife, Fear the Fork: One Hole, Four Holes – Sharp Objects and Their Injuries
3. Transport, Such Transport
4. Gunshot and Explosive Injuries in Peacetime
5. Incidents Causing Multiple Victims
6. Dismemberment (Pejorative)

**Chapter 5: Asphyxiation**
1. Hanging: How to Determine if it Happened
2. Strangulation: Revealing the Hidden
3. Drowning and Death in Water: Not All Bodies Recovered from Water Drowned
4. No Air, No Life
5. Not Everything Edible is Good...
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