Preventing head trauma from abuse in infants.
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Fatal abusive head trauma cases: consequence of medical staff missing milder forms of physical abuse.
OBJECTIVES Missed diagnosis of child abuse may lead to chronic abuse with potential for death. This paper reports 3 such cases. METHODS This is a retrospective chart review of 38 cases diagnosed as abusive head trauma between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2006 at a university hospital. We sought to identify fatal cases with a past medical history of physical abuse that was missed by the me...
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CONTEXT Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a dangerous form of child abuse that can be difficult to diagnose in young children. OBJECTIVES To determine how frequently AHT was previously missed by physicians in a group of abused children with head injuries and to determine factors associated with the unrecognized diagnosis. DESIGN Retrospective chart review of cases of head trauma presenting betwe...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 180 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009