Needle injuries as a cause of non-accidental injury

Excluding medical and haematological conditions as a cause of bruising in suspected non-accidental injury.

A mistaken diagnosis of child abuse can occur in a number of medical conditions, many of which can be readily diagnosed by experienced paediatricians. Bleeding disorders offer a greater challenge, especially when court proceedings may demand their exclusion. Some of these disorders are rare but more prevalent in areas which have a high incidence of consanguinity. We advocate two stages of labor...

Cetrimide allergy presenting as suspected non-accidental injury.

ABC of child abuse. Non-accidental injury.

Dr Nigel Speight, FRCP, is powerful that theyprevent the diagnosis even consultant paediatrician to being considered in quite obvious cases (see, for Durham and North.West example, case 1). Durham health autforities. All those working with children should be The ABC of Clinical warned that their overwhelming impulse on week.nThethird arltile inex confronting their first case will be to want to ...

Orthopaedic aspects of paediatric non-accidental injury.

Non-accidental injury (NAI) in children includes orthopaedic trauma throughout the skeleton. Fractures with soft-tissue injuries constitute the majority of manifestations of physical abuse in children. Fracture and injury patterns vary with age and development, and NAI is intrinsically related to the mobility of the child. No fracture in isolation is pathognomonic of NAI, but specific abuse-rel...

Shaken Baby Syndrome and Non - Accidental Injury

Because a history of shaking is often lacking in the so-called “shaken baby syndrome,” the diagnosis is usually based on a constellation of clinical and radiographic findings. Forty-eight cases of infants and young children with this diagnosis between 1978 and 1985 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were reviewed. All patients had a presenting history thought to be suspicious of child a...