Lori D. Frasier & Tanya S. Hinds 
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma, Volume 1 [EPUB ebook] 
Traumatic Injuries Pocket Atlas

228 pages, 164 images, 28 contributors

This complete overview of abusive head trauma includes the many different kinds of injuries that may result from abusive head trauma, including extracranial injuries and scalp trauma, intracranial injuries with and without associated bleeding, and fractures.

This pocket guide is supplemented with more than 150 radiologic images, offering a perfect point of reference for identifying the various kinds of injuries one may face in investigating abusive head trauma. This atlas also provides readers with concrete analyses of a variety of traumatic head injuries in children. The comprehensive nature of Pediatric Head Trauma Pocket Atlas: Traumatic Injuries makes it an ideal resource for medical, social work, and law enforcement professionals in need of a quick, comprehensive field reference on abusive head trauma.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Biomechanics of AHT
Outcomes of AHT
Section I. Extracranial Injuries
Chapter 1. Laceration
Chapter 2. Subgaleal Hemorrhages
Section II. Intracranial Injuries With Associated Bleeding
Chapter 3. Epidural Hematoma
Chapter 4. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Chapter 5. Acute Subdural Hemorrhage
Chapter 6. Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Chapter 7. Subdural Hygroma
Section III. Intracranial Injuries Without Bleeding
Chapter 8. Cerebral Edema
Chapter 9. Hypoxic-Ischemic Injuries
Chapter 10. Diffuse Axonal Injury
Chapter 11. Brain Contusion
Chapter 12. Leptomeningeal Cyst, Growing Skull
Fracture, Posttraumatic Cephalocele
Chapter 13. Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus
Chapter 14. Neck and Spinal Injuries
Section IV. Fractures
Chapter 15. Fractures of the Cranial Vault:
General Principles
Chapter 16. Depressed Skull Fractures
Chapter 17. Basilar Skull Fractures
Chapter 18. Ping-pong Skull Fractures
Chapter 19. Rib Fractures
Chapter 20. Long Bone Fractures

Über den Autor

Francois Maurice Luyet, a board certified Pediatrician. After graduating from University of Geneva Medical School, he completed his residency at Montreal Children’s Hospital in 1975.