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Zusatztext I found this an interesting and easy book to read and it has provided me with a source of references for further reading! some of which have subsequently proven useful. The book aims to provide a scientific basis for the diagnoses of inflicted injury and death in infants and young children! which I think it achieves! despite being a (reassuringly) compact text. I would certainly recommend this book to doctors involved in paediatric medicolegal work! particularly forensic and paediatric pathologists! but also to clinicians working in paediatric medicine or surgery.-Dr Matt Lyall! Specialist Registrar in Forensic Pathology! Royal Liverpool University Hospital! writing in The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists! October 2010! No. 152I can heartily recommend this book to medical examiners! the police personnel of all levels! child abuse investigators! and attorneys charged with either making or ruling out the diagnosis of homicide. I would imagine that it is going to be an invaluable resource for them.-Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Informationen zum Autor Dr. Karen Griest is the editor and a major contributor to The Pediatric Trauma and Forensic Newsletter , established in 1993. She has taught forensic medical investigation to police officers, criminal investigators, medical personnel, attorneys, and forensic professionals. She has also consulted on hundreds of child injury and death cases and has testified in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Klappentext Pediatric homicide investigations are often clouded by a number of factors, not the least of which is a lack of straightforward information. Designed for quick access, this volume provides an invaluable resource for medical examiners, police, child abuse investigators, and attorneys. Focusing on forensic pathology aspects, this book covers all typical causes of death, including asphyxiation, intentional drowning, abdominal trauma, head injury, poisoning, and intentional starvation. Each of the chapters considers medical and investigative difficulties associated with that particular cause, includes illustrative photographs, and provides the means to confirm the diagnosis. Zusammenfassung Suitable for medical examiners, police, child abuse investigators and attorneys, this work focuses on forensic pathology aspects. It covers typical causes of death, including asphyxiation, intentional drowning, abdominal trauma, head injury, poisoning and intentional starvation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Intentional Head Injury in Infants and Young Children. Neonaticide. Intentional Suffocation in Infants and Young Children. Inflicted Fatal Thoracic and Abdominal Injuries in Infants and Young Children. Child Abuse by Drowning. Supporting Evidence in Physical Child Abuse. Intentional Starvation/Malnutrition and Dehydration in Children. Proving Pediatric Poisoning in the Courtroom. Timing of Death and Injuries in Infants and Young Children. Index. ...
