Citation

Gunther WM, Symes SA, Berryman HE. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 2000; 21(1): 5-10.

Affiliation

Shelby County Medical Examiner's Office, University of Tennessee Medical Group, Department of Pathology, Memphis, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10739220

Abstract

Lethal and sublethal injuries to infants caused by anteroposterior manual compression can be accompanied by lateral rib fractures, hemorrhage into the viscera, and when severe, rupture of large vessels and solid organs. Abusers may claim that these injuries were sustained in an attempt to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The difference between injuries caused by CPR and injuries caused by inflicted anteroposterior compression is examined in one sublethal and two lethal cases.

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