Silenced angels the medical, legal, and social aspects of shaken baby syndrome

Title:

Author:

Peinkofer, J. (Jim)

ISBN:

9780313013966

Personal Author:

Peinkofer, J. (Jim)

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 291 p.) : ill.

Contents:

Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; Part Two LEGAL ASPECTS OF SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; Part Three SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; Conclusion and Recommendations; Appendix: Developmental Milestones; Glossary; Resources; Index.

Abstract:

Silenced Angels: The Medical, Legal and Social Aspects of Shaken Baby Syndrome delves into the realms of child abuse that has never been explored before in such detail. The book examines how the physical assault of violent shaking on a young body can lead to a lifetime of despair or even death. Every important detail of this tragic form of child abuse is analyzed, providing the reader a more definitive understanding of the condition known as SBS. This is the first book written exclusively about SBS, which is 100% preventable. SBS cases can be frequently misdiagnosed and are more frequently und.

Subject Term:

Battered child syndrome.

Battered child syndrome -- Social aspects.

Battered child syndrome -- Law and legislation.

Child abuse -- Social aspects.

Child abuse -- Law and legislation.

Craniocerebral Trauma -- diagnosis.

Eye Injuries -- diagnosis.

Forensic Medicine -- methods.

Fractures -- diagnosis.

Infant.

MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.