Lori D. Frasier, MD, FAAP graduated from the University of Utah College, USA of Medicine in 1995, completed her pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital and Medical Center/University of Washington in Seattle and held a fellowship at the University of Washington's Sexual Assault Center, USA.
Having been involved in child protection investigations and
prosecutions for over 15 years, I can say that every serious
unexplained injury of a child presents challenges to medical
professionals, law enforcement, CPS, and courts. It is important
that professionals in each of these domains have access to the most
reliable information with which to meet these challenges. Most
lawyers and judges, and certainly most jurors, do not come into the
courtroom with a particularly strong background in medical science.
To an untrained person, the line between good science and junk
science can be difficult to discern. To be effective, attorneys
must be familiar enough with the science underlying medical
evidence to be able to elicit the medical testimony in a way that
is understandable and helpful to the listener. Child protection
investigations and litigation typically proceed at the accelerated
pace necessitated by the critical need to protect children who are
at risk of harm, and it is of the utmost importance for all
involved to get it right. Betting it wrong means either leaving
children in danger or, perhaps needlessly, disrupting custody and
relationship between parent and child.
This book provides a valuable resource for Child Protective
Services investigation staff and attorneys. Concise and
authoritative, this book will assist the nonmedical professional in
formulating the questions and avenues of inquiry that will help to
get at the truth of situations which can involve complex fact
patterns, conflicting witness statements, ostensibly unwitnessed
events, and defense claims which mirror defense theories easily
available on the Internet.Zev Kianovsky
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Dodge County, Wisconsin Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma is an
excellent resource that provides both superb visual depictions and
discussions of traumatic head injuries. Case illustrations,
detailed annotations, and a current reference lists make each
chapter a treasure trove for clinicians, particularly for those who
educate students, residents, and fellows. Multiple medical
conditions that could be confused with abusive head trauma, such as
birth trauma, disorders of coagulation, and genetic disorders, are
included, which makes this 2-volume atlas an invaluable reference
to use in exploring alternative hypotheses in both clinical care
and courtroom settings.Lynn K. Sheets, MD, FAAP
Medical Director & Professor
Child Advocacy
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Medical College of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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