The Mistaken Diagnosis of Child Abuse

Fall or Shaken: Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Caused by Falls or Abuse at Home - A Review on Biomechanics and Diagnosis

“…The presented observations support the following conclusions, especially with regard to shaking trauma [13,31,32,41]:…”

Fall or Shaken: Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Caused by Falls or Abuse at Home - A Review on Biomechanics and Diagnosis

“…The presented observations support the following conclusions, especially with regard to shaking trauma [13,31,32,41]:…”

Consultations in Child Abuse Pediatrics

“…Over diagnosis, that is, diagnosis of child maltreatment when in fact the medical findings are due to an unintentional injury, underlying medical condition, or other cause, may result in unnecessary CPS and/or law enforcement investigations, civil and criminal proceedings, and even removal of children from their homes. 26 Conversely, a missed diagnosis of child maltreatment leaves a child in an environment where she/he is at continued risk for further injury or even death. 27,28 Of additional note is that, when consulted by CPS, child abuse pediatricians frequently have a lower level of concern for abuse/neglect than the examining physicians and CPS caseworkers.…”

Prevalence of Retinal Hemorrhages in Pediatric Patients After In-hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Prospective Study

“…13,14,[22][23][24][25] Although one of these reports is a prospective evaluation of children who received CPR, most reports are anecdotes in which the arrests were not witnessed by anyone but the care giver. In fact, in the prospective study, one of the two arrests occurred out-of-hospital although the cause of the in-hospital arrest was unwitnessed and the diagnosis of sudden infant death was made.…”

Fall or Shaken: Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Caused by Falls or Abuse at Home - A Review on Biomechanics and Diagnosis

“…The presented observations support the following conclusions, especially with regard to shaking trauma [13,31,32,41]:…”

Consultations in Child Abuse Pediatrics

“…Over diagnosis, that is, diagnosis of child maltreatment when in fact the medical findings are due to an unintentional injury, underlying medical condition, or other cause, may result in unnecessary CPS and/or law enforcement investigations, civil and criminal proceedings, and even removal of children from their homes. 26 Conversely, a missed diagnosis of child maltreatment leaves a child in an environment where she/he is at continued risk for further injury or even death. 27,28 Of additional note is that, when consulted by CPS, child abuse pediatricians frequently have a lower level of concern for abuse/neglect than the examining physicians and CPS caseworkers.…”

Prevalence of Retinal Hemorrhages in Pediatric Patients After In-hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Prospective Study

“…13,14,[22][23][24][25] Although one of these reports is a prospective evaluation of children who received CPR, most reports are anecdotes in which the arrests were not witnessed by anyone but the care giver. In fact, in the prospective study, one of the two arrests occurred out-of-hospital although the cause of the in-hospital arrest was unwitnessed and the diagnosis of sudden infant death was made.…”

Fall or Shaken: Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Caused by Falls or Abuse at Home - A Review on Biomechanics and Diagnosis

“…The presented observations support the following conclusions, especially with regard to shaking trauma [13,31,32,41]:…”

Consultations in Child Abuse Pediatrics

“…Over diagnosis, that is, diagnosis of child maltreatment when in fact the medical findings are due to an unintentional injury, underlying medical condition, or other cause, may result in unnecessary CPS and/or law enforcement investigations, civil and criminal proceedings, and even removal of children from their homes. 26 Conversely, a missed diagnosis of child maltreatment leaves a child in an environment where she/he is at continued risk for further injury or even death. 27,28 Of additional note is that, when consulted by CPS, child abuse pediatricians frequently have a lower level of concern for abuse/neglect than the examining physicians and CPS caseworkers.…”

Prevalence of Retinal Hemorrhages in Pediatric Patients After In-hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Prospective Study

“…13,14,[22][23][24][25] Although one of these reports is a prospective evaluation of children who received CPR, most reports are anecdotes in which the arrests were not witnessed by anyone but the care giver. In fact, in the prospective study, one of the two arrests occurred out-of-hospital although the cause of the in-hospital arrest was unwitnessed and the diagnosis of sudden infant death was made.…”