Mary E. Case, Elizabeth M. Kermgard

Forensic Pathology of Child Death (eBook, ePUB)

Autopsy Results and Diagnoses

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Forensic Pathology of Child Death is a comprehensive and convenient photographic resource, illustrating the injuries sustained by and causes of death common among children. Each case includes historical and circumstantial information, family history, and autopsy findings, such as medical and legal professionals might encounter in the field. The author, award-winning forensic pathologist Dr. Mary Case, has practiced in the Saint Louis metropolitan area since 1975. For over 20 years, Dr. Case has served as Chief Medical Examiner to Saint Louis County and the neighboring counties of Saint Charles, Jefferson, and Franklin. Over the course of her career, Dr. Case has been an invited lecturer at over 400 professional conferences, seminars, and symposia, sharing her expertise with colleagues the world over. Representing a wealth of knowledge refined over the course of 4 decades in the field and in research, Forensic Pathology of Child Death is the definitive reference on forensic examination in cases of child fatality. This truly invaluable work will benefit forensic pathologists, their professional collaborators, and the communities they serve for years to come. It is a must-have for any in need of a more sophisticated understanding of unnatural child death and the circumstances under which it occurs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: STM Learning, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Altersempfehlung: 18
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781936590810
• Artikelnr.: 59399888

Autorenporträt

Mary Case is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia and the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in pathology at the Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center and is board certified in anatomical pathology, neuropathology, and forensic pathology. In addition to being a professor of pathology and codirector of the Division of Forensic Pathology at St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, Dr. Case serves as chief medical examiner for the cities of St. Louis and St. Charles, and Jefferson and Franklin Counties. Her primary practice is forensic pathology, and her areas of special interest are childrens' injuries and head trauma.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Volume 1: The Role of Medical Examiner and Autopsy Results and Diagnoses
2. 1. Death Investigation
3. Review of Information
4. Scene Investigation
5. 2. Forensic Autopsy
6. External Examination
7. Internal Examination
8. Toxicology
9. Histology and Aging of Injuries
10. Other Laboratory Studies
11. 3. Fatal Child Maltreatment
12. 4. Spinal Trauma
13. Epidural Hemorrhage of Cervical Spine
14. Distraction Injury of Cervical Spine
15. 5. Chest Trauma
16. Rib Fractures
17. Squeezing Injury
18. 6. Abdominal Trauma
19. Liver, Spleen, Mesentery, Kidney
20. Stomach, Bowel, Peritonitis
21. 7. Blunt Soft Tissue Trauma
22. 8. Burns
23. 9. Subtle Lethal Abusive Injury
24. Drowning
25. Poisoning and Chemical Assault
26. Asphyxiation
27. Lethal Neglect
28. Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
29. 10. Organ and Tissue Procurement