CONTENTS Paragraphs 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