2020
Identifying Maltreatment in Infants and Young Children Presenting With Fractures: Does Age Matter?
Mitchell IC, Norat BJ, Auerbach M, Bressler CJ, Como JJ, Escobar MA, Flynn‐O’Brien K, Lindberg DM, Nickoles T, Rosado N, Weeks K, Maguire S. Identifying Maltreatment in Infants and Young Children Presenting With Fractures: Does Age Matter? Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 28: 5-18. PMID: 32888348, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral fracturesRib fracturesSystematic reviewAbuse evaluationsMotor vehicle collisionsPercent of childrenLong bone fracturesPubMed/MEDLINEComparable age rangeChild abuse evaluationsChild abuse consultationsHumeral fracturesPediatric patientsCommon injuriesConsensus panelRoutine evaluationSignificant causeEvidence-based frameworkFinal analysisChild abuseAge rangePreverbal childrenMonthsVehicle collisionsYoung children
2019
Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Powers E, Tiyyagura G, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Moles R, Christison-Lagay E, Groisberg S, Auerbach M. Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 56: 592-600. PMID: 30879856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protection teamPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentClinical pathwayProtection teamEvaluation of infantsEarly involvementMonths of ageInfant morbidityAbusive injuriesSignificant causeDiagnostic testingInjuryInfantsPrivate insuranceSocioeconomic disparitiesChild protective servicesEarly detectionDiagnostic studiesConsultationPhysical abuseMonthsAbuseProtective servicesInvolvement