BookAngelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, Eileen R. Giardino, editors.
Summary: This updated second edition assists the reader in recognizing abuse and neglect in children and youth, as well as determining its extent. Complete with clinical illustrations, this guide details systematic evaluation procedures, prevention strategies and more.
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 Scan Computed 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