Lori Frasier, Kay Rauth-Farley, Randell Alexander, Robert Parrish

Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children (eBook, ePUB)

A Medical, Legal & Forensic Reference

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

630 pages, 611 images, 38 contributors Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children combines the best clinical writing with high-quality photographic content found in color atlases -- a wealth of knowledge bound in one concise edition. This ebook features a four minute video explaining the mechanism of injury in shaken baby syndrome. This reference addresses all aspects of abusive head trauma cases in one complete reference for clinicians, investigators, prosecutors, and social workers. More than 600 clinical photographs illustrate inflicted child head injuries with case studies and multidisciplinary analyses, including discussions of shaken baby syndrome, shaken impact syndrome, differential diagnoses, forensic analysis, autopsies, prosecutorial issues, long-term care of survivors, and the role of social services.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: STM Learning, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 630
• Altersempfehlung: 18
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781878060082
• Artikelnr.: 56797890

Autorenporträt

Lori Frasier is the medical director of Medical Assessment at the Center for Safe and Healthy Families at Primary Children's Medical Center and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Formerly, she was an assistant professor of Child Health and the director of the Child Protection Program and Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Frasier graduated from the University of Utah College of Medicine in 1995, completed her pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital and Medical Center/University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and held a fellowship at the University of Washington's Sexual Assault Center. Dr. Frasier has authored several articles and chapters and lectured locally, regionally, and nationally on subjects related to child maltreatment.

Inhaltsangabe

Volume I: A Clinical Guide
Chapter 1 Perspectives of Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 2 Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury: Recognizing Unintentional Head Injuries in Children
Chapter 3 Biomechanics of Head Injuries
Chapter 4 Abusive Head Trauma as a Medical Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Radiology/Neuroradiology
Chapter 6 Neurosurgical Interventions
Chapter 7 Ophthalmology
Chapter 8 Abusive Head Trauma and Associated Injuries
Chapter 9 Medical Disorders Confused With Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 10 Nursing Care for the Head Injured Patient
Chapter 11 The Role of Social Services
Chapter 12 Autopsy Findings in Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 13 Forensic Investigation of Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 14 Prosecution Issues
Chapter 15 Use of Technology in Presenting Evidence
Chapter 16 Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 17 Prevention and Education
Chapter 18 The Role of the Media in Abusive Head Trauma Cases
Chapter 19 A Hypothetical Case: Putting it All Together Volume II: A Color Atlas
Chapter 1 Defining Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 2 Normal Anatomy of the Head
Chapter 3 Biomechanics of Injury
Chapter 4 Radiology
Chapter 5 Ophthalmology
Chapter 6 Neurosurgery
Chapter 7 Pathology
Chapter 8 Abusive Head Trauma and Associated Injuries/Injuries Not Involving the Brain
Chapter 9 Accidental Head Trauma
Chapter 10 Mimics of Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 11 Outcomes
Chapter 12 Investigation
Chapter 13 Technologies and Prosecution Issues
Chapter 14 Untrue Defense Issues
Chapter 15 Prevention
Chapter 16 Parent Issues and Resources
Chapter 17 Ten Abuse Cases