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.

Roger W. Byard (Author)

9780521516617, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 September 2010

700 pages, 106 b/w illus. 739 colour illus. 99 tables
28.2 x 22.5 x 4.4 cm, 2.64 kg

'… serves as an atlas and comprehensive textbook like no other of its kind … amazingly well-illustrated … this is a welcome read with well-written text rich in explanations … It is a valuable and comprehensive reference for pediatric forensic and autopsy pathologists. It should also be available to anyone who may be the first responder to a pediatric death, scene investigators and all those who are involved in the medicolegal aspects of pediatric death.' The American Journal of Surgical Pathology

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.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Introduction: 1. Sudden pediatric death: an overview
Part II. Unintentional Trauma: 2. Accidents
Part III. Intentional Trauma: 3. Homicide and suicide
Part IV. Natural Disease: 4. Infectious conditions
5. Cardiac conditions
6. Vascular conditions
7. Respiratory conditions
8. Neurologic conditions
9. Hematologic conditions
10. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions
11. Metabolic and endocrine conditions
12. Miscellaneous conditions
Part V. Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Conditions: 13. Maternal, fetal and neonatal conditions
Part VI. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 14. Sudden infant death syndrome
Appendices: Appendix I. Autopsy information pamphlet
Appendix II. Pediatric forensic autopsy guidelines
Appendix III. The sudden unexplained infant death investigation report form
Appendix IV. International standardized autopsy protocol
Appendix V. Autopsy checklist for possible non-accidental injury
Appendix VI. Autopsy checklist for possible metabolic disorders
Appendix VII. Autopsy checklist for possible sepsis
Appendix VIII. Autopsy checklist for possible poisoning
Index.

Subject Areas: Forensic medicine [MMQ], Pathology [MMF], Neonatal medicine [MJWN], Paediatric medicine [MJW], Medicolegal issues [MBQ]