Full Description
Child Fatality Review is the first and only text available that is devoted to the child fatality review process. It is designed to serve CFR team members, potential team members, and interested nonmembers as the only text they will need on death review. The title details common types of child fatalities for professionals to use as a reference, including sections devoted to review procedures, the roles of each team member, and full-color photographs of various causes and manners of death.Case studies illustrate abusive and accidental forms of death, including neglect, SIDS, suicide, burning, drowning, genetic diseases, natural causes, and shaken baby syndrome. This text is a vital tool for all members of a child fatality review team, and it can serve as a guide for anyone trying to form a CFRT.While this illustrated text is an ideal tool for anyone who works on or with a child fatality review team, it is also a reference asset to any medical library. In the arena of education, this text is a valuable teaching tool in university social-work classes or law enforcement teaching facilities. Anyone potentially involved with a child fatality review team should not miss out on this one-of-a-kind resource.""The Child Fatality Review CD-ROM"" provides additional information to all professionals on these teams by including a variety of cases from the text, allowing members to test their abilities in reviewing difficult cases. It is a perfect complement to the text, whether for training presentations or self-study.
Contents
Section I Introduction Section II Child Fatality Causes Case Example Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Child Death Chapter 2 The Homicides of Children and Youth Chapter 3 Infant Mortality Review: The Iowa Model Chapter 4 SIDS: A Pathologists Perspective Chapter 5 Physical Abuse Chapter 6 Neglect Chapter 7 Nonabusive Injuries Chapter 8 Guns Chapter 9 Examining Youth Suicides in Los Angeles County Chapter 10 Burn Injuries Chapter 11 Drowning Chapter 12 Childhood Cancers and Blood Disorders Chapter 13 Infectious Diseases Chapter 14 Protective Environments for Infants and Young Children Section III Process Case Example Chapter 15 International Child Death Review Teams (CDRTs) Chapter 16 Local and State Structures Chapter 17 Tribal Issues Chapter 18 Military Approaches Chapter 19 Child Death Review: The State of the Nation Chapter 20 Spectrum of Investigation Chapter 21 Examples of CDRTs at Work Chapter 22 The Internet Chapter 23 Grief Chapter 24 Issues with CDRTs Section IV Components of the Child Death Review Team Community Surveillance/Prevention Case Example Chapter 25 Child Abuse Prevention Health Case Example Chapter 26 Forensic Pathology Chapter 27 Forensic Pediatrics Chapter 28 Pediatric Radiology Chapter 29 Pediatric Ophthalmology Investigation Case Example Chapter 30 Prosecution Chapter 31 Law Enforcement Chapter 32 Child Fatality Review and Child Protection Treatment/Education Case Example Chapter 33 Mental Health Chapter 34 Domestic Violence Chapter 35 Parent Support Section V Implications of Child Fatalities Case Example Chapter 36 The Cost of Child Abuse Fatalities and Severe Injuries Chapter 37 Political/Media Issues: On Being Heard Section VI The Future Case Example Chapter 38 Common CDRT Recommendations Chapter 39 Vision for the Future
