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.
