Citation

Tiyyagura G, Beucher M, Bechtel K, Pade KH. Pediatr. Emerg. Med. Pract. 2017; 14(7 Suppl): S1-S2.

Affiliation

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chief Fellow, Emergency & Transport Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine/University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, EB Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

28742308

Abstract

Emergency clinicians are likely to encounter physical abuse in children, and they must be prepared to recognize its many manifestations and take swift action. Pediatric nonaccidental injury causes considerable morbidity and mortality that can often be prevented by early recognition. Nonaccidental injuries present with a wide array of symptoms that may appear to be medically inconsequential (such as bruising in a premobile infant), but are actually sentinel injuries indicative of child abuse. This issue provides guidance regarding factors that contribute to abuse in children, key findings on history and physical examination that should trigger an evaluation for physical abuse, and laboratory and radiologic tests to perform when child abuse is suspected. [Points & Pearls is a digest of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice].

Language: en