High prevalence of non-accidental trauma among deceased children presenting at Level I trauma centers in the Netherlands
Purpose Between 0.1-3% of injured children who present at a hospital emergency department ultimately die as a result of their injuries. These events are typically reported as unnatural causes of death and may result from either accidental or non-accidental trauma (NAT). Examples of the latter include trauma that is inflicted directly or resulting from neglect. Although consultation with a forensic physician is mandatory for all deceased children, the prevalence of fatal inflicted trauma or neglect among children is currently unclear. Methods This is a retrospective study that included children... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Loos , M L H J , Bakx , R & AsAnTe study group 2021 , ' High prevalence of non-accidental trauma among deceased children presenting at Level I trauma centers in the Netherlands ' , Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology , vol. 17 , no. 4 , pp. 621-633 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-021-00416-7 |
Schlagwörter: | Non-accidental trauma / Child abuse / Neglect / Postmortem investigation / Deceased / Child / INFANCY / DEATHS / ABUSE |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26822033 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/c2dd5bcd-f6d9-4963-8181-8439d3cb62b9 |