Pediatric Emergency Digest Volume 4
This edition of Pediatric Emergency Department is a brief synopsis of the TEN-4, FACES and PIBIS scores for the detection of physical child abuse.
This edition of Pediatric Emergency Department is a brief synopsis of the TEN-4, FACES and PIBIS scores for the detection of physical child abuse.
Metaphyseal corner fractures in infants are very concerning for child abuse. Seeing one on X-Ray should always prompt a workup for non-accidental trauma.
The 5th article from the AAP SOEM NCE Top 10 of 2016 determined rates of abuse evaluation and diagnosis among children with sentinel injuries of non-accidental trauma
PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcasts brings you a discussion on the workup of a child with unexplained bruising.
This is not something that any of us wants to evaluate in the Emergency Department, but it is a necessary part of the job. First, look for suspicious or atypical bruises: A case control study of 95 PICU trauma patients under the age of 4 [...]
The case An infant presents with swelling of the ankle after being picked up from the babysitter. He has been able to pull to stand and cruise for a while now, but appears to be in pain when he attempts to bear weight after he [...]
Here is a summary of some of the high points from an excellent review on child abuse and patterns of injury. If you want to see more like this in real time you can always follow me on twitter @PEMTweets. [View the story "Summary of [...]