Child Abuse/Neglect
- AAP: The Pediatrician’s Role in Preventing Child Maltreatment
AAP Clinical Report
- AAP report: Pediatric practices play vital role in preventing child maltreatment
- Child Abuse and Neglect: AAP Policy Explained
- someone notices and reports a suspicious injury or witnesses an abusive event
- someone asks the child if he or she has been hurt in an abusive way
- a caregiver is unaware that the child has an injury, but notices symptoms that necessitate bringing the child in for medical treatment
- the child discloses that he or she has been physically abused
- the abuser thinks the inflicted injury is severe enough to require medical attention.
- AAP Guidelines on Evaluating Suspected Child Physical Abuse
- Evaluating Young Children With Fractures for Child Abuse
Clinical Report from AAPÂ
- Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children
Technical Report from AAPÂ
- AAP Report Focuses on Preventing Child Maltreatment
- TEN-4-FACESp
Identifying & Reporting Child Abuse
Physicians should report suspected child abuse if one or more of the following occurs:
Resuscitation and stabilization of the patient are necessary before carrying out further evaluation if the child is severely injured.Â
