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Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
How can bruises help identify abused children?
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
How can bruises help identify abused children?
In this episode, I feature a paper by Pierce and colleagues who developed and validated a bruising clinical decision tool to help identify abused kids earlier. As Dr. Pierce explains in this podcast episode: https://ucdavisem.com/2021/04/17/it-could-have-been-different/, it is the subtle bruises over an eyelid of a fussy baby that should raise red flags. With this tool, physicians are now better equipped to take action when wondering if abuse is part of the story of a child.
Full citation:
Pierce, M. C., Kaczor, K., Lorenz, D. J., Bertocci, G., Fingarson, A. K., Makoroff, K., ... & Leventhal, J. M. (2021). Validation of a clinical decision rule to predict abuse in young children based on bruising characteristics. JAMA network open, 4(4), e215832-e215832.
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