Abusive head trauma and accidental head injury : a 20-year comparative study of referrals to a hospital child protection team Patrick Kelly, Simon John, Andrea L. Vincent and Peter Reed
By: Kelly, Patrick.
Contributor(s): John, Simon | Vincent, Andrea L | Reed, Peter.
Material type: ArticleSeries: Archives of Disease in Childhood.Publisher: BMJ, 2015Subject(s): Te Puaruruhau | CHILD PROTECTION | CHILDREN | ETHNICITY | INFANTS | PHYSICAL ABUSE | SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS | TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY | DATA ANALYSIS | CHILD ABUSE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306960 | Read online, open access | Reprinted in thesis (Ch. 2) In: Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2015,100:1123-1130Summary: This study concludes that: "The striking increase in referrals for AHT probably represents increasing incidence. The decision to refer a hospitalised child with a head injury for assessment for possible AHT should not be influenced by socio-economic status or ethnicity. Children over 2 years old hospitalised for AHT are usually injured by mechanisms involving impact and should be considered at high risk of death." (From the abstract). Reprinted in Patrick Kelly's doctoral thesis (Chapter 2) in 2020 - follow the link. Record #4947Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2015,100:1123-1130
This study concludes that: "The striking increase in referrals for AHT probably represents increasing incidence. The decision to
refer a hospitalised child with a head injury for assessment for possible AHT should not be influenced by socio-economic status or ethnicity. Children over 2 years old hospitalised for AHT are usually injured by mechanisms involving impact and should be considered at high risk of death." (From the abstract). Reprinted in Patrick Kelly's doctoral thesis (Chapter 2) in 2020 - follow the link. Record #4947