Sudden Death in the Young

Roger W. Byard is Marks Chair of Pathology, University of Adelaide and Senior Specialist Forensic Pathologist, Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, Australia.

'This is an outstanding book for practitioners, pathologists, and researchers … Each chapter reads like a conference in which the pathologist holds the clues and answers questions from the clinician and other investigators from the autopsy table.' R. L. Ariagno, New England Journal of Medicine

• 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.