Pediatric homicide : medical investigation / edited by Karen Griest.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Griest, Karen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Mortality.

Children.

Child abuse--Diagnosis.

Child abuse.

Children--Wounds and injuries.

Homicide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pediatric homicide investigations are clouded by a number of factors, not the least of which is a lack of straightforward resources. The cause of death in infants and children is often subtle and difficult to establish. Designed for quick access, Pediatric Homicide: Medical Investigation provides an invaluable resource for medical examiners, police, child abuse investigators, and attorneys charged with either making or ruling out the diagnosis of homicide.Focusing on forensic pathology aspects, this book covers the causes of death which are most difficult to d

Contents:

Intentional head injury in infants and young children / Helen Whitwell

Neonaticide / Kim A. Collins

Intentional suffocation in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest

Inflicted fatal thoracic and abdominal injuries in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest

Child abuse by drowning / Karen J. Griest

Supporting evidence in physical child abuse / Karen J. Griest

Intentional starvation/malnutrition and dehydration in children / Kim A. Collins

Proving pediatric poisoning in the courtroom / Steven B. Karch

Timing of death and injuries in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-008165-7

0-429-24961-6

1-4200-7301-X

9780429249617

OCLC:

664233749