Lori Frasier & Kay Rauth-Farley 
Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children 
A Medical, Legal & Forensic Reference

630 pages, 611 images, 38 contributors



Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children combines the best clinical writing with high-quality photographic content found in color atlases — a wealth of knowledge bound in one concise edition. This ebook features a four minute video explaining the mechanism of injury in shaken baby syndrome.


This reference addresses all aspects of abusive head trauma cases in one complete reference for clinicians, investigators, prosecutors, and social workers. More than 600 clinical photographs illustrate inflicted child head injuries with case studies and multidisciplinary analyses, including discussions of shaken baby syndrome, shaken impact syndrome, differential diagnoses, forensic analysis, autopsies, prosecutorial issues, long-term care of survivors, and the role of social services.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Current Perspectives on Abusive Head Trauma

2. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury: Recognizing Unintentional Head Injuries in Children

3. Unintentional Head Injuries: Case Studies

4. Biomechanics

5. Abusive Head Trauma as a Medical Diagnosis

6. Neuroradiology

7. Neuroradiology: Case Studies

8. Neurosurgical Interventions

9. Neurosurgery: Case Studies

10. Ophthalmology

11.Ophthalmology: Photographic Examples

12. Associated Injuries

13. Associated Injuries: Case Studies

14. Medical Disorders That Mimic Abusive Head Trauma

15. Medical Disorders That Mimic Abusive Head Trauma: Case Studies

16. Nursing Care

17. Social Services

18. Collaborative Medical and Mental Health Risk Assessment

19. Autopsy Findings

20. Pathology: Case Studies

21. Forensic Investigations

22. Investigation: Case Studies

23. Prosecuting a Case

24. Untrue Defenses

25. Use of Technology in Presenting Evidence

26. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Abusive Head Trauma

27. Outcomes: Case Studies

28. Prevention and Education

29. Putting it All Together: A Hypothetical Case

30. Illustrative Case Studies

Über den Autor

Robert Parrish began his legal career in the Utah Attorney General’s Office in 1980.Parrish consulted on hundreds of cases all over the world, authored a training curriculum for law enforcement and CPS investigators, and wrote articles and chapters for several prosecution and medical texts. Parrish has presented training in England, Australia, and throughout the United States on a variety of topics relating to abusive head trauma in children and focusing on the legal system’s role in responding to this severe form of child abuse. In 2002, Parrish returned to state government as a Guardian ad Litem, representing abused, neglected, and delinquent children in juvenile court and managing six other attorneys and staff.