ACCOUNT OF AN INQUEST HELD UPON A BOY WHOSE DEATH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN

Napoleon's death. An inquest

Characteristics of children whose parents have been incarcerated.

OBJECTIVE The study sought to determine the relationship between parental incarceration and behavioral and family characteristics among children in a day hospital. METHODS Chi square analysis and t tests were used to compare preadmission characteristics and teachers' behavioral ratings of a group of 16 children in a day hospital setting who had experienced the incarceration of one or both par...

Case of a Boy Whose Head Was Pressed between Certain Parts of an Engine Employed for Draining a Coal Mine

Duration of death investigations that proceed to inquest in Australia

BACKGROUND Recent government inquiries in several countries have identified the length of time it takes coroners to investigate deaths due to injury and other unnatural causes as a major problem. Delays undermine the integrity of vital statistics and adversely affect the deceased's family and others with interests in coroners' findings. Little is publicly known about the extent, nature and caus...

A Congenital Anterior Urethrocutaneous Fistula in a Boy Whose Mother Was Exposed to Ionizing Radiations: Case Report and Literature Review

Anterior congenital urethrocutaneous fistula is a rare anomaly that may present in an isolated fashion or in association with other anomalies of the genital urinary tract or anorectal malformations. A case of congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula nonassociated with other congenital anomalies in a 3-year-old male whose mother has been exposed to Chernobyl's nuclear fallout is described. T...