Safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics: inflicted injuries, body maps and section 47 investigations.
Child Abuse
Child Protective Services
Child Welfare
Infant Welfare
Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Journal
Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition
ISSN: 1743-0593
Titre abrégé: Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101220684
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Nov 2023
29 Nov 2023
Historique:
received:
24
08
2023
accepted:
19
11
2023
medline:
10
12
2023
pubmed:
10
12
2023
entrez:
10
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The second case in the Safeguarding Essentials in Modern-day Paediatrics series, this article focuses on inflicted injuries, body maps and child protection investigations (CPIs). Using the scenario of a 6-year-old presenting to the emergency department having 'fallen off a swing', this article focuses on key considerations for history taking and examination in cases where you suspect injuries may have been inflicted, and how to discuss raising these suspicions with the family, as well as the importance of accurate body map completion. Also covered are CPIs, giving consideration to the legal framework surrounding these, and relevant useful resources and guidance are provided for dealing with the challenging circumstances that arise when physical abuse is first suspected.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38071544
pii: archdischild-2023-326109
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326109
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.