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A practical guide to the evaluation of child physical abuse and neglect / Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, Eileen R. Giardino, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child abuse.
- Child abuse--Evaluation.
- Abused children--Wounds and injuries.
- Abused children.
- Wounds and injuries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (570 pages)
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; A Short Historical Reflection on Professional Attention to Child Abuse and Neglect; How the Book Is Organized; Acknowledgment; Authors' Note; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Child Abuse as a Health Problem; Chapter 1: Introduction: Child Abuse and Neglect; Definition; Child Abuse; Reporting; Scope of the Problem; Epidemiology; Fatal Child Abuse; Inflicted vs. Noninflicted Injuries; Etiology of Physical Abuse and Neglect; Models for Abuse; Helfer's Clinical/Developmental Model for Risk Factors; Caregiver Factors; Child Factors; Environmental Factors
- EffectsCosts; In Brief; References; Chapter 2: Evaluation of Physical Abuse and Neglect; Approach to the Medical Evaluation; The History and Interview; Documentation; The Caregiver-Child Interaction; History Related to Injuries; Past Medical History; Histories That Raise the Concern for Abuse; History Incongruous with the Physical Examination; History of Minor Trauma with Extensive Physical Injury; A History of No Trauma with Evidence of Injury (Unexplained Injury); A History of Self-Inflicted Trauma Incompatible with the Development of the Child
- Caregiver Blame for Serious Injuries on a Young ChildHistory of Injury Changes with Time; Delay in Seeking Treatment; The Physical Examination; Indicated Laboratory/Diagnostic Evaluation; Radiographic Skeletal Survey; Radionuclide Bone Scan; Computed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Bleeding Evaluation; Toxicology Screens; Tests for Abdominal Trauma; Photographic Documentation; In Brief; Appendix; References; Part II: Specific Injuries; Chapter 3: Skin Injury: Bruises and Burns; Introduction; Bruises; Overview; Pathophysiology; What Is an Inflicted Bruise?; Evaluation for Abuse
- HistoryPhysical Examination; Shape; Dating of Bruises; The Differential Diagnosis of Bruising; Forensic and Laboratory Evaluation; Burns; Overview; Pathophysiology; Burns and Abuse; Scalds; Tap Water: A Special Case; Contact Burns; Evaluation for Abuse; History; Physical Examination; Indicated Laboratory Assessment; Differential Diagnosis of Burns; Treatment: Overview; Critical Burn; Major Burn; Minor Burns; In Brief; Appendix; References; Chapter 4: Fractures and Skeletal Injuries; General Principles; Bone Anatomy and Fracture Description; Imaging Techniques; Skeletal Survey
- Radionuclide Bone ScanComputed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Stages of Fracture Healing; Stage 1: Induction; Stage 2: Callus Formation; Stage 3: Remodeling; Dating of Skeletal Injuries; Long Bone Fractures; Diaphyseal Fractures; Metaphyseal Fractures; Growth Arrest Lines; Physeal and Epiphyseal Fractures; Skull Fractures; Skull Anatomy; Skull Fractures and Abuse; Dating Skull Fractures; Rib Fractures; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Rib Fractures; Radiographic Findings of Rib Fractures; Other Fractures Associated with Child Abuse; Vertebral Fractures; Pelvic Fractures
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Clavicle Fractures
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 06, 2019).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Giardino, Angelo P. A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect
- ISBN:
- 9783030006358
- 3030006352
- Publisher Number:
- 99980406562
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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