Preparing for court testimony.

Child Child Abuse Expert Testimony Humans Medical Records
Child abuse Children Court Pediatric radiologist Preparation Testimony

Journal

Pediatric radiology
ISSN: 1432-1998
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Radiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0365332

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2021
Historique:
received: 17 07 2020
accepted: 03 12 2020
revised: 26 10 2020
entrez: 17 5 2021
pubmed: 18 5 2021
medline: 16 10 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Pediatric radiologists are frequently summoned to testify in court regarding the imaging of child abuse. This essay provides guidance on how to prepare for trial and what to expect in court. Preparation is paramount and includes meeting with the attorney and reviewing imaging studies, medical records and pertinent reports in anticipation of questioning in court. We also provide guidance to aid in testimony in court. Legal standards for testimony are discussed herein.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04926-4 PMID: 33999250
pubmed: 33999250
doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04926-4
pii: 10.1007/s00247-020-04926-4
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1084-1092

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Auteurs

Peter J Strouse (PJ)

Section of Pediatric Radiology, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Room 3-231, Department of Radiology, Michigan Medicine, 1540 E. Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4252, USA. rad-ped-radiol-journal@med.umich.edu.

Joëlle A Moreno (JA)

School of Law, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.

Mark S Dias (MS)

Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Penn State Health College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA.

Sandeep K Narang (SK)

Child Advocacy and Protective Service, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

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