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 childr... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Loos, Marie Louise H.J.
Bakx, Roel
Duijst, Wilma L.J.M.
Aarts, Francee
de Blaauw, Ivo
Bloemers, Frank W.
Bosch, Jan A.Ten
Evers, Martina
Greeven, Alexander P.A.
Hondius, Marie Josée
van Hooren, Roland L.J.H.
Huisman, Erik
Hulscher, Jan B.F.
Keyzer-Dekker, Claudia M.G.
Krug, Egbert
Menke, Jack
Naujocks, Tatjana
Reijnders, Udo J.L.
de Ridder, Victor A.
Spanjersberg, W. Richard
Teeuw, Arianne H.
Theeuwes, Hilco P.
Vervoort-Steenbakkers, Will
de Vries, Selena
de Wit, Ralph
van Rijn, Rick R.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: AsAnTe study group , Loos , M L H J , Bakx , R , Duijst , W L J M , Aarts , F , de Blaauw , I , Bloemers , F W , Bosch , J A T , Evers , M , Greeven , A P A , Hondius , M J , van Hooren , R L J H , Huisman , E , Hulscher , J B F , Keyzer-Dekker , C M G , Krug , E , Menke , J , Naujocks , T , Reijnders , U J L , de Ridder , V A , Spanjersberg , W R , Teeuw , A H , Theeuwes , H P , Vervoort-Steenbakkers , W , de Vries , S , de Wit , R & van Rijn , R R 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: Child / Child abuse / Deceased / Neglect / Non-accidental trauma / Postmortem investigation
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26825683
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/81811eb4-6006-452b-aa41-2b548038f392