Sudden Death in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence
Sudden Death in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence
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This unique, comprehensive survey of virtually all aspects of sudden death in infants and childhood will be an essential source of reference for pathologists, clinicians and lawyers who deal with such cases. Individual sections deal in detail with deaths due to inflicted and non-inflicted injuries and to natural diseases. This new edition includes 1200 new references, 300 new illustrations and an extensively revised chapter on sudden infant death syndrome. The intentional injury chapter has additional material on head trauma, the biomechanics of injury, neonaticide, suicide and subtle and unusual trauma. The chapter on non-intentional injury has also been expanded to more accurately reflect its importance as a cause of death. Deaths in the first week of life are also covered. This new edition also covers the full range of natural causes of death, and their pathological investigation undertaken in light of advances in our understanding of genetic susceptibility and pathophysiology.
- Extensively revised, up-dated and expanded edition: 300 new illustrations and 1200 new references
- Provides a benchmark for all medico-legal aspects of investigating sudden childhood death, whether accidental or non-accidental
- Written by one of the most eminent international authorities
Reviews & endorsements
"This is a great reference manual that covers the basic topics in pediatric forensic pathology. It contains an extensive bibliography for additional reading about individual diseases. The new edition has improved and provides up-to-date information and new developments in the field." Doody's Review ServiceG
"...a tour de force...the writing is crystal clear and the resources plentiful." The Journal of Law and Medicine
"Byard has produced a comprehensive, well written, and interesting reference book. It should be essential reading for clinicians, pathologists, policemen, social workers, and lawyers involved in child abuse and protection cases." The Lancet
Product details
March 2004Hardback
9780521825825
662 pages
254 × 196 × 36 mm
1.617kg
600 b/w illus.
Unavailable - out of print August 2009
Table of Contents
- Foreword Bernard Knight
- Preface to second edition
- Preface to first edition
- Part I. Introduction:
- 1. Sudden paediatric death - an overview
- Part II. Unintentional Trauma:
- 2. Accidents Roger W. Byard and Stephen D. Cohle
- Part III. Intentional Trauma:
- 3. Homicides and suicides Stephen D. Cohle and Roger W. Byard
- Part IV. Natural Disease:
- 4. Infectious conditions
- 5. Cardiac conditions
- 6. Vascular Conditions
- 7. Respiratory conditions
- 8. Neurological conditions
- 9. Hematological conditions
- 10. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions
- 11. Metabolic and endocrine conditions
- 12. Miscellaneous
- Part V. Conditions
- Part VI. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:
- 13. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Part VII. Appendices: autopsy information pamphlet
- Paediatric forensic autopsy guidelines
- The sudden unexplained infant death investigation report form
- International standardized autopsy protocol
- Autopsy checklist for possible non-accidental injury
- Autopsy checklist for possible metabolic disorders
- Autopsy checklist for possible sepsis
- Autopsy checklist for possible poisoning
- Index.
