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Sudden death in the young /
Highly illustrated complete overview of pathological aspects of sudden death in the young, from before birth to middle adult life.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Sudden Death in the Young; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the third edition; Reviews of the first and second editions; Acknowledgments; Section 1: Introduction; Chapter 1 Sudden pediatric death: issues and overview; Introduction; How sudden is "sudden?"; How unexpected is "unexpected?"; What constitutes being "well?"; Should conditions be included if sudden death has only been reported in adults, or if sudden death in childhood is only a theoretical possibility?; Overview; Frequency; Causes of sudden death.
- Issues in the investigation of sudden infant and childhood deathQuality of pediatric autopsies; Expert evidence; Organ retention; Counseling; Child death review committees; References; Section 2: Unintentional trauma; Chapter 2 Accidents; Introduction; Types of injuries; Multiple injuries; Road accidents; Motor vehicle drivers and passengers; Pedestrians; Bicyclists/motorcyclists; Patterned injuries; Off-road accidents; All-terrain vehicles (ATVs); Driveway run-overs; Snowmobiles; Aortic injuries; Commotio cordis; Abdominal injuries; Mechanisms of blunt force injury; Craniocerebral trauma.
- Mechanisms of craniocerebral injuryDrowning; Mechanism of death; Autopsy findings findings; Special circumstances; Buckets; Bathtubs; Swimming pools; Asphyxia; Definition; Autopsy findings diagnosis; Sleeping accidents"; Overlaying; Head entrapment; Positional asphyxia; Crush asphyxia; Foreign body impaction/migration; Other forms of hanging; Miscellaneous; Autoerotic asphyxia/death; Embolism; Air embolism; Foreign-body embolism; Other embolism; Thermal injuries; Electrocution; Poisoning; Pica; Illicit drug and substance abuse; Cocaine; Volatiles; Gasoline; Opiates; Amphetamines; Alcohol.
- Farm deathsImpalement injuries; Gunshot deaths; Deaths due to animal activity; Animal attacks on land; Animal attacks in water; Postmortem animal predation; Hyperthermia; Dehydration; Hypothermia; Sporting deaths; The second impact syndrome; Iatrogenic injuries; Anesthesia; Surgery and other medical procedures; Medications; Other deaths in hospitals; Miscellaneous; Injuries and illnesses from traditional or alternative therapies; Accidental deaths and disaster victim identification; References; Section 3: Intentional trauma; Chapter 3 Homicide and suicide; Introduction.
- Death scene examinationHead injuries from blunt force; Falls from heights; Mechanisms and manifestations of injury; Anatomic considerations; Biomechanical and cellular changes; Intracranial findings; Retinal hemorrhage and eye injury; 'Shaken infant syndrome"; 'Lucid interval"; Conclusion; Brain imaging; Skin and soft tissue injury; Skeletal injury; Chest and abdominal trauma; Chest injuries; Abdominal injuries; Thermal injuries; Firearms; Incised wounds; Subtle, unusual, and miscellaneous injuries and causes of death; Starvation, failure to thrive, and neglect; Underlying organic illnesses.