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Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology 2nd edition


Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology 2nd edition

Hardback by Busuttil, Anthony; Keeling, Jean

Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

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ISBN:
9780340731574
Publication Date:
28 Nov 2008
Edition/language:
2nd edition / English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Hodder Arnold
Pages:
522 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 May - 1 Jun 2024
Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Description

Child abuse and suspicious child deaths are very complicated matters for clinicians, pathologists, law enforcement officials and legal professionals to investigate. Meanwhile, the evidence base for forensic pathology, especially in paediatrics, is steadily growing. In Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology, two internationally acclaimed editors have brought together a first class author team who provide an up-to-date, comprehensive, and thorough review of the contemporary problems encountered in practice today. Individual chapters explore the emerging role of imaging in the diagnosis of non-accidental injury and compare recent evidence contrasting sudden infant death and SIDS; the head and neck injury chapter carefully explores the 'shaken baby syndrome' and similar patterns of injury that have recently gained widespread media attention. Special emphasis is given to interview and assessment procedures, and useful clinical forms are included throughout the book. Whether in a clinical, laboratory, or legal setting, readers dealing with forensic inquiries or who are in preparation for court will find the comprehensive background and evidence base necessary to support their investigations. Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology is an invaluable resource for forensic pathologists, paediatric pathologists, and paediatricians, as well as all practitioners in the judicial and legal, criminal investigation and social services systems that have to deal with such cases.

Contents

1 Clinical assessment in suspected child abuse 2 Investigation of suspected sexual abuse 3 Radiology of child abuse 4 Haematological abnormalities that can simulate abuse 5 Biochemical investigations on post-mortem specimens 6 Ocular involvement in non-accidental injury 7 The death scene following the sudden death of a child 8 Post-mortem examination in babies and children 9 The pathology of neuropathological abnormality in early life 10 Fetal and perinatal death 11 Sudden unexpected death in infancy. SIDS or something else? 12 Sudden natural death in infants and children 13 Recent advances in paediatric toxicology 14 Head and neck injuries 15 Heat-induced injury or death 16 Asphyxial deaths in children 17 Accidental injuries in children 18 Drowning and near drowning 19 Sudden death of children in hospital 20 Road traffic accidents in children 21 Forensic DNA profiling in cases involving children 22 The dentist's role in child abuse and neglect 23 Paediatric dental identification 24 The expert witness and expert testimony

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