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Physical child abusedemands increasedawareness duringhealth andsocioeconomic criseslike COVID-19 Polina MartinkevichLise Langeland LarsenTroels Græsholt‐Knudsen2020 год

Physical child abuse demands increased awareness during health and socioeconomic crises like COVID-19
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Аннотация: Background and purpose - Physical abuse of children, i.e., nonaccidental injury (NAI) including abusive head trauma (AHT) is experienced by up to 20% of children; however, only 0.1% are diagnosed. Healthcare professionals issue less than 20% of all reports suspecting NAI to the responsible authorities. Insufficient knowledge concerning NAI may partly explain this low percentage. The risk of NAI is heightened during health and socioeconomic crises such as COVID-19 and thus demands increased awareness. This review provides an overview and educational material on NAI and its clinical presentation.Methods - We combined a literature review with expert opinions of the senior authors into an educational paper aiming to help clinicians to recognize NAI and act appropriately by referral to multidisciplinary child protection teams and local authorities.Results - Despite the increased risk of NAI during the current COVID-19 crisis, the number of reports suspecting NAI decreased by 42% during the lockdown of the Danish society. Healthcare professionals filed only 17% of all reports of suspected child abuse in 2016.Interpretation - The key to recognizing and suspecting NAI upon clinical presentation is to be aware of inconsistencies in the medical history and suspicious findings on physical and paraclinical examination. During health and socioeconomic crises the incidence of NAI is likely to peak. Recognition of NAI, adequate handling by referral to child protection teams, and reporting to local authorities are of paramount importance to prevent mortality and physical and mental morbidity.
Год издания: 2020
Авторы: Polina Martinkevich, Lise Langeland Larsen, Troels Græsholt‐Knudsen, Gitte Hesthaven, Michel Bach Hellfritzsch, Karin Kastberg Petersen, Bjarne Møller‐Madsen, Jan Duedal Rölfing
Издательство: Taylor & Francis
Источник: Acta Orthopaedica
Ключевые слова: Child Abuse and Related Trauma, Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse, Child Abuse and Trauma
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