Guidelines for postmortem protocol for ocular investigation of sudden unexplained infant death and suspected physical child abuse
| Autor: | Marcellina Mian, Alex V. Levin, Robert W. Enzenauer, James R. Lauridson, Lucy B. Rorke-Adams, Yair Morad, Linda M. Christmann, M. Andrew Parsons, M. G. F. Gilliland, Tamara Wygnanski-Jaffe, Randell Alexander, Charles Smith, Carole Jenny, Kenneth B. Simons, Jeffrey M. Jentzen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Child abuse
Male medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Physical examination Autopsy Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Eye Injuries Injury prevention medicine Humans Child Abuse Intensive care medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Infant Newborn Infant Sudden infant death syndrome Forensic Medicine medicine.disease United States Child Preschool Female Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Medical emergency business Sudden Infant Death |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 28(4) |
| ISSN: | 1533-404X |
| Popis: | Postmortem examination is a cornerstone in identifying the cause of unexplained sudden death in children. Even in cases of suspected or known abuse, an autopsy may help characterize the nature of the abuse, which is particularly important in the forensic autopsy of children in the first 3 to 4 years of life when inflicted neurotrauma is most common. Forensic examinations are vital in cases that might otherwise be diagnosed as sudden infant death syndrome. The ocular autopsy in particular may demonstrate findings that were not appreciated on antemortem clinical examination. This protocol for postmortem examination of the eyes and orbits was developed to promote more consistent documentation of findings, improved clinical and forensic decision making, and more replicable and coherent research outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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