Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Pediatric injury resulting from family violence
Other Titles:	Pediatrics
Authors:	Seidl, Toni Pinto-Martin, Jennifer A Christian, Cindy W Scribano, Philip
Keywords:	Health;Impact on children and young people
Year:	1997
Publisher:	American Academy of Pediatrics
Citation:	99 (2), February 1997
Notes:	A retrospective review of children seen in the emergency department of a US children's hospital with injuries resulting from family violence (excluding children who were victims of direct physical abuse) over a 10 year period identified 139 children and young people, ranging in age from 2 weeks to 17 years. Although the average age of children identified was 5 years, 48 per cent of the injured children were under two years of age. Ten per cent were younger than one month and 33 per cent were younger than one year. Of the injured children who were younger than two years, 59 per cent were injured while being held by a parent. Twenty four per cent of the children received their injuries while attempting to intervene in a fight: 78 per cent of adolescents were injured in this context. For 57 per cent of children, injuries were minor while for forty per cent they were moderately severe. Of the total, nine percent required hospital admission. These cases included a 1 month old baby with a complex skull fracture and a two and a half year old with a gunshot wound. The authors note that since the majority of injuries were minor ones to the head or extremities, many such cases with injuries due to family violence may be overlooked in the absence of direct disclosure because such injuries are common in children.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16112
ISSN:	0031-4005
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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