Main description:

Because an infant is not merely a small adult, an infant autopsy in not simply a small adult autopsy. Specific procedures, factors, and considerations must be accounted for as part of the process. Data obtained from an infant autopsy, in a medicolegal context, should all but eliminate cases of apparent SIDS or "unexplained infant deaths". True cases of unexplained infant deaths should be rare in any system of death investigation. The book provides structure and clarity to the infant forensic autopsy process through an experiential and evidential basis. It is a current, comprehensive "user's manual" for both the training and practicing forensic pathologist charged with infant autopsies.

Contents:

Introduction. Infant Autopsy Summary. Fundamental Considerations. External Examination. Radiology. Laboratory Studies. Forensic Photography. The Initial Internal Examination. The Heart, Lungs and Great Vessels. The Bowel and Colon. The Hepatobiliary Tree. The Stomach, Duodenum, and Pancreas. The Spleen and Lymph Nodes. The Genitourinary System. The Scalp, Skull, Brain, and Its Coverings. The Anterior Neck. The Vertebrae and Ribs. The Posterior Neck. The Back and Buttocks. The Upper and Lower Extremities. Special Considerations. Histology. Reference Materials.