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A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and NeglectEvaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: Evaluation of Physical... [It may be difficult to identify children who are victims of physical abuse. Many injuries are not pathognomonic, and the diagnosis may not be obvious. The history given by the caregiver may be misleading or incomplete, causing a delay or mistake in diagnosis. In addition, victims of abuse often are too young to provide a history. Although only a small percentage of injuries seen by healthcare professionals are the result of abuse, there are a number of historical and physical findings that should raise the suspicion of nonaccidental trauma.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and NeglectEvaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect

Editors: Giardino, Angelo P.; Lyn, Michelle A.; Giardino, Eileen R.
Lahoti, Sheela L.; Girardet, Rebecca G.; Giardino, Angelo P.
A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect — Dec 12, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-030-00634-1
Pages
27 –73
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-00635-8_2
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Abstract

[It may be difficult to identify children who are victims of physical abuse. Many injuries are not pathognomonic, and the diagnosis may not be obvious. The history given by the caregiver may be misleading or incomplete, causing a delay or mistake in diagnosis. In addition, victims of abuse often are too young to provide a history. Although only a small percentage of injuries seen by healthcare professionals are the result of abuse, there are a number of historical and physical findings that should raise the suspicion of nonaccidental trauma.]

Published: Dec 12, 2018

Keywords: Medical evaluation; Documentation; Physical exam; Medical history; Interview process

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