Implementation of the Dutch expertise centre for child abuse: descriptive data from the first 4 years

Objective Combined paediatric and forensic medical expertise to interpret physical findings is not available in Dutch healthcare facilities. The Dutch Expertise Centre for Child Abuse (DECCA) was founded in the conviction that this combination is essential in assessing potential physical child abuse. DECCA is a collaboration between the three paediatric hospitals and the Netherlands Forensic Institute. DECCA works with Bayes’ theorem and uses likelihood ratios in their conclusions. Design We present the implementation process of DECCA and cross-sectional data of the first 4 years. Participants... Mehr ...