TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Child Abuse and Neglect
A1  - Colbourne, Margaret
A1  - Clarke, Michelle
A2  - Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2  - Ma, O. John
A2  - Yealy, Donald M.
A2  - Meckler, Garth D.
A2  - Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2  - Cline, David M.
A2  - Thomas, Stephen H.
PY  - 2020
T2  - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
AB  - Child  maltreatment  is,  unfortunately,  a  common  global  problem.  In  the  United  States,  over  675,000  children  suffer  some  form  of  child  abuse  or  neglect  each  year,  and  approximately  12%  of  these  children  will  present  to  a  hospital  with  injuries.1  It  is  estimated  that  between  2%  and  10%  of  children  visiting  the  ED  are  victims  of  child  abuse  or  neglect.2  According  to  the  World  Health  Organization,  36.3%  of  children  experience  emotional  abuse,  16.3%  experience  physical  neglect,  and  22.6%  of  adults  report  suffering  physical  abuse  as  a  child.3  The  lifetime  prevalence  of  childhood  sexual  abuse  ranges  from  8%  to  31%  for  girls  and  3%  to  17%  for  boys.4  Therefore,  emergency  providers  are  in  a  unique  position  to  identify  nonaccidental  injuries  and  potentially  prevent  further  abuse.  Child  maltreatment  takes  many  forms,  including  neglect,  physical  abuse,  sexual  abuse,  emotional  abuse,  and  caregiver-fabricated  illness  (previously  called  Munchausen  syndrome  by  proxy).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166596738
ER  -