Physical And Sexual Abuse Flashcards
An important public health concern
Violence
Creates a heavy tollin medical costs, disability, and psychiatric sequelae
Violence
Asault can be viewed in 2 variables
Who is being asaulted
Where the asault occured
Most common violent crimes
Rape
Domestic violence
Workplace violence
Torture
Defined by gill 1968
Child abuse
A non accidental physical injury, minimal or fatal, inflicted upon children by a person caring for them
Child abuse
In modern era, can be emotional, sexual or financial abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse precisposing factors
Parenteral, child environmental
Types of child abuse
Physical
Sexual
Emotional
Child neglect
Most easily recognizable maltreatment
Physical abuse
Clinical picture of physical trauma in which the explanation of injury was not consistent with the severity and type of injury observed
Battered child syndrome
Clinical findings in physical abuse
Bruises and welts
Burns patterns
Absence of splash marks
Presence of symmetric burns
Fractures and dislocations
Lacerations
Chemicals
Fractures and dislocations of physical abuse
Skull nose or facial fractures
Multiple new or old fractures in various stages of healing
Lacerations and abrasions
On back of arms, torso, face or genitalia
Human bites
Pulling hair out
Chemicals causing child abuse
Unexplained repeated poisoning
Drug overdose