For this text the author has brought together information on neck trauma previously published in a variety of sources - textbooks, theses, journals, papers, records and unrecorded experiences of many who have worked in the field of trauma pathology and forensic medicine. Many of the cases quoted have a medic-legal connotation. Although primarily intended for pathologists concerned with investigation of trauma, it should be of value to other clinicians, police officers and advocates as well as to all those who wish to further their knowledge of the medico-legal implications of neck injury, including lay readers attempting to understand forensic medical reports. In particular the text covers the effect of both direct and indirect injuries to the cervical spine, larynx and other structures of the neck. In addition to coverage of the more commonly encountered types of injury, other aspects of neck trauma which may cause difficulty or are controversial (such as subarachnoid haemorrhage resulting from vertebral artery trauma) are discussed at length.
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35 b&w line drawings, 147 b&w photographs, bibliography, index
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978-0-407-01380-3 (9780407013803)
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Professor of Forensic Medicine, The London Hospital Medical College
Part 1 Introduction: non-penetrating injuries. Part 2 Anatomy: the hyoid bone; the larynx; the pharynx and oesophagus; the carotid sheath; the carotid arteries; the vertabral artery and its main branches; the veins of the neck; the cervical vertebrae; the spinal cord, meninges and other related structures. Part 3 Techniques of examination: external examination prior to dissection: dissection of the anterior structures; dissection of the posterior structures; examination for air embolism; other techniques for detection of neck trauma. Part 4 Penetrating injuries: stabbing; incised wounds and missile wounds; internal structural injury from penetrating wounds. Part 5 Compressive neck injury I - signs of mechanical asphyxia: petechial haemorrhages; cyanosis; congestion of internal organs; pulmonary oedema; fluidity of blood. Part 6 Compressive neck injury II - manual strangulation: external injuries to the neck; internal injuries; associated injuries to other regions; extent of struggle, length and force of application; survivability and complications; compression of the neck from neck holds. Part 7 Compressive neck injury III - ligature strangulation: external findings; internal injuries. Part 8 Compressive neck injury IV - hanging: the scene of hanging; the ligature mark and other external findings; internal signs of hanging; mechanism of death; accidental hanging; sexual asphyxia; homicidal hanging; simulated suicidal hanging to conceal homicide; judicial hanging. Part 9 Internal airway obstruction: homicidal choking; accidental choking; suicidal choking; mechanism of death in choking. Part 10 Non-compressive blunt impact injuries to the anterior compartment: hyoid bone injuries; laryngeal trauma; cervical trachea trauma; pharyngeal and oesophageal trauma; anterior neck injuries and degenerative disease of the cervical spine; injuries to the carotid arteries. Part 11 Non-compressive blunt impact injuries to the posterior compartment: incidence; flexion and extension injuries; axial compression; lateral flexion injuries; rotational force injuries; whiplash injuries; road traffic accident injuries; sports injuries; injuries to the cervical spine affected by chronic degenerative conditions; cervical cord trauma; vertebral artery trauma. Part 12 Toxic and miscellaneous environmental causes of neck injuries: thermal burns; chemical burns; electrical injuries; voice misuse. Part 13 Injuries resulting from therapeutic, investigative and other related actions: injuries from tracheostomy; injuries resulting from intubation; oesophageal injuries; injuries resulting from invasive vascular techniques; chiropractic manipulation of the neck; neck traction; injuries following resuscitation; injuries from ionizing radiation.
