Environmental hyperthermic infant and early childhood death: Circumstances, pathologic changes, and manner of death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 374-382

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b   Nadeau, Julie M ^a   Fukumoto, Richard I ^c   Blackbourne, Brian D ^d   Byard, Roger W ^e  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of the Coroner   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burns; Child neglect; Heat stroke; Hyperthermia; Manner of death; Pathology; Petechiae; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BED; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEAT STROKE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIA; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEGLECT; PATHOLOGY; PETECHIA; SKIN INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILES; BEDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PURPURA;

EID: 0035205915     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200112000-00008     Document Type: Article

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