Forensic Pharmacology offers a unique and comprehensible account of ph armacological methods and knowledge, and explains their use in the sol ving of a wide range of crimes, from drunken driving to murder. It als o deals with negligence in prescribing and administering drugs, and ad verse reactions to drugs. The text is enlivened by cases from the lite rature and from the authors' experience. Appendices offer detailed exa mples of pharmacological problems and their solutions, compile tables and equations for alcohol calculations, and provide data for medicines encountered in forensic work.

Women at War The Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam Elizabeth Norman "This is a powerful story about some of nursing's finest contributions. The profession is indebted to this author for her persistence and sensitivity in capturing this important piece of history."--American Journal of Nursing Norman tells the dramatic story of fifty women--members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps--who went to war, working in military hospitals, aboard ships, and with air evacuation squadrons during the Vietnam War. Here, in a moving narrative, the women talk about why...