BOOK REVIEW
Non-accidental head injury in young children, medical, legal and social responses
Edited by Cathy Cobley, Tom Sanders. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2006, £19.99 (paperback), pp 192. ISBN 1-84310-360-5
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Child abuse remains an all too common social evil with devastating consequences for all concerned. This is particularly true of non-accidental head injury (NAHI) which carries a significant mortality and where long-term survivors are frequently handicapped. The child, the family and wider society all pay a price. NAHI presents huge challenges to all professionals – medical, legal, social services and police – and yet our understanding of the causes of head trauma, specifically subdural haematoma (SDH), is far from complete.
This compact, and readable, volume explores the complexities and the contentious issues surrounding shaken baby syndrome (SBS), SDH and NAHI. The book includes the findings of a 2-year research project on the legal and social consequences which arise when children sustain an SDH. The study was completed in 2002 and the
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