Atlas of Forensic Pathology

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Contents

Traumatic Labor..........................................................................................391 Differential Diagnosis: Aneurysms.............................................................391 Differential Diagnosis: Hypernatremia.......................................................392 Differential Diagnosis: Coagulation Disorders...........................................392 Differential Diagnosis: Accidental Injury....................................................393 Other Important Topics With Regard to Inflicted Head Trauma in Infants.....................................................................................................395 Rib Fractures....................................................................................................395 Falls.................................................................................................................. 401 Apparent Life-Threatening Event.....................................................................403 Alternative Theories as to the Causation of Findings Associated With Abusive Head Trauma........................................................................403 Other Features of Child Abuse..................................................................406 Fractures. ......................................................................................................... 406 Bruising and Lacerations..................................................................................408 Burns................................................................................................................ 411 Malnourishment and Dehydration...................................................................412 Near Misses................................................................................................412 14 ENVIRONMENTAL DEATHS......................................................................423 Introduction................................................................................................ 424 Hyperthermia. ............................................................................................ 424 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 424 Clinical Features of Heat Stroke.......................................................................424 Pattern at Autopsy...........................................................................................424 Hypothermia. ............................................................................................. 426 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 426 Pattern at Autopsy...........................................................................................426 Autopsy Findings Associated With Hypothermia......................................429 Wischnewski Spots...........................................................................................429 Frost Erythema.................................................................................................429 Subnuclear Vacuolization of the Proximal Convoluted Tubular Epithelial Cells.................................................................................................430 Vacuolation of Pancreatic Adenoid Cells.........................................................430 Description of Snow Immersion.................................................................430 Bodies Found in the Water........................................................................430 Did the Decedent Drown?...............................................................................430 What Environmental and Human Factors Were Involved?...............................431 Postmortem Artifacts Associated With Bodies Found in the Water................432 Scuba Diving-Related Deaths....................................................................432 Causes of Death Associated With Scuba Diving.............................................432 How to Test for Gas Embolism and Barotrauma in

a Scuba-Related Death....................................................................................433 Electrocution.............................................................................................. 434 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 434 Gross Appearance...........................................................................................434 Microscopic Appearance.................................................................................434 Dog Attacks...............................................................................................434 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 434 Autopsy Findings Associated With Fatal Dog Attack......................................435 Snake Bite..................................................................................................436 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 436 Pathologic Features of Pit Viper Injury.............................................................436 Clinical Features of Pit Viper Injury..................................................................436 Pathologic Features of Coral Snake Injury.......................................................436 Clinical Features of Coral Snake Injury.............................................................436 Copyright © Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited. 2023