Response to child abuse in the pediatric emergency department

Wright, Rosalind J.; Wright, Robert O.; Farnan, Lori; Isaac, Nancy E.

doi:10.1097/00006565-199912000-00002

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“…The low detection rates could also be related to the fact that children find it difficult to report maltreatment or abuse to other people and that the medical. staff is often inadequately educated in this area [20,34]. Detailed education plans [23,28] for doctors and nurses or for improving screening strategies by standardising minimum criteria for reporting child abuse [3,19,26,27] have been shown to be effective in improving the detection and reporting of maltreatment cases.…”

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Interdisciplinary child protection team work in a hospital setting

Thun‐Hohenstein¹

2006

Eur J Pediatr

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Interdisciplinary child protection team work in a hospital setting

Thun‐Hohenstein¹

2006

Eur J Pediatr

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“…They should be knowledgeable about the patterns of child growth and development and common inflicted and noninflicted injuries in children (22,23,(26)(27)(28). Differentiation between inflicted and accidental injury is rarely without difficulty.…”

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Fractures in young children

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Johnson

2003

Pediatric Emergency Care

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A large percentage of the charts reviewed contained inadequate documentation to explain the cause of fractures and thereby rule out inflicted trauma. Information in 23% of the charts reviewed aroused suspicion of inflicted trauma. There is a need to ensure that adequate information is obtained and documented in hospital records to rule out inflicted injury. This will require changes in the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of physicians. The use of forms, protocols, and periodic chart review will help to ensure compliance.

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“…Ainda é possível observar a superposição de atividades referentes à abordagem das vítimas de violência nos serviços envolvidos com essa rede de atenção, além da dificuldade ou até a ausência de retorno quando os casos são encaminhados. Esses problemas já vêm sendo apontados na literatura como possíveis entraves à notificação de casos pelas equipes de saúde 40 .…”

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