Pathologist. What I Learned from the Dead about Life

Carla Valentine is a pathologist, a true professional of death, curator of a large pathological museum in London. In this book, there are only real stories from the everyday life of a morgue employee, intriguing and chilling details that send... shivers down your spine. From her records, you will learn how an already extinguished human body helps scientists find answers to pressing problems in modern medicine. The author describes what various signs during an autopsy might indicate, the mysterious circumstances of death, unusual cases from the morgue, different nuances of the profession, and interesting cases in history. If you are fascinated by the idea of learning what happens to the human body before the coffin lid closes, then this book is for you.