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.
Mục lục
1. Role of the Medical Examiner in Fatal Cases of Child Maltreatment
2. Forensic Autopsy
3. Fatal Child Maltreatment
4. Head Trauma
5. Injuries of the Spine and Spinal Cord
6. Chest Trauma
7. Abdominal Trauma
8. Blunt Soft Tissue Trauma
9. Burns
10. Subtle Lethal Abusive Injury
11. Organ and Tissue Procurement
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Elizabeth Kermgard graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 2017. During medical school, she was the recipient of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship for her work in forensic pathology of child death.
Dr. Kermgard then went on to complete her pediatric residency in 2020 at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and currently is a pediatric nephrology fellow at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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