Child abuse & neglect
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Child abuse & neglect · Jul 2013
ReviewA systematic review of abusive visceral injuries in childhood--their range and recognition.
To define what abusive visceral injuries occur, including their clinical features and the value of screening tests for abdominal injury among abused children. ⋯ Visceral injuries may affect any organ of the body, predominantly abdominal viscera. A non-motor vehicle related duodenal trauma in a child aged
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Child abuse & neglect · Jul 2013
Descriptive factors of abusive head trauma in young children--United States, 2000-2009.
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a leading cause of severe injury in maltreated children in the United States. There is little research from nationally representative datasets available to characterize young children who had AHT compared to non-abusive head trauma (NAHT). ⋯ The results confirm that injuries from AHT are more severe and more often lethal than other head injuries. Socioeconomically disadvantaged families with children <1 year are an important focus for primary prevention. The associations of AHT, compared to NAHT with hospital type and hospital region warrant further investigation. Referral or reporting patterns, or true differences in the incidence may contribute to the identified associations.