Sudden death in the young / Roger W. Byard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byard, Roger W., author.

Standardized Title:

Sudden death in infancy, childhood, and adolescence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sudden death.

Sudden death in children.

Sudden death in adolescence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 685 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Determining the cause of death in children and young adults can pose considerable challenges. Professor Byard provides for the first time a complete overview of pathological aspects of sudden death in the young, from before birth to middle adult life. Highly illustrated with more than 800 colour figures, this third edition contains new sections on sexual abuse, pregnancy-related deaths and rare natural diseases, as well as expanded coverage of unexpected death in young adults up to the age of 30 years. Chapters are organised by systems and cover all aspects of natural death, as well as accidents, suicides and homicides. Supported by extensive referencing and numerous tables, the book can also be used as a practical autopsy manual. An encyclopaedic overview and analysis of sudden death in the young, this is a key text for pediatric and forensic pathologists, pediatricians, and lawyers and physicians involved in medicolegal cases.

Contents:

section 1. Introduction

section 2. Unintentional trauma

section 3. Intentional trauma

section 4. Natural disease

section 5. Maternal, fetal, and neonatal conditions

section 6. Sudden infant death syndrome.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-81382-X

1-316-08728-X

1-139-85497-6

1-139-85525-5

1-139-85534-4

1-299-40004-3

1-139-85506-9

1-139-85516-6

0-511-77778-7

OCLC:

829461940