A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect (eBook)

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, is chair of the Department of Pediatrics and chief medical officer of Primary Children's Hospital at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is series editor of the SpringerBriefs in Child Health book series.Michelle A. Lyn, MD, FAAP, is associate professor of Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and medical director of Care Management and Patient Flow at Texas Children's Hospital, in Houston, TX, USA.Eileen R. Giardino, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, is associate professor of Clinical Nursing at University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston in Houston, TX, USA.

Part I: Child Abuse as a Health ProblemIntroduction: Child Abuse and NeglectEvaluation of Physical Abuse and NeglectPart II: Specific InjuriesSkin Injuries: Bruises and BurnsFractures and Skeletal InjuriesAbdominal and Thoracic TraumaAbusive Head TraumaNeglect and Failure to ThriveMedical Child AbuseOther Patterns of Injury and Child FatalityPart III: Related IssuesMaltreatment for Children and Youth With Special Healthcare NeedsIntimate Partner ViolencePrevention of Child Physical AbuseMaltreatment in the Setting of Sports Teams (new to third edition)Corporal Punishment and Child Discipline (new to third edition)Part IV:  TeamworkMultidisciplinary TeamsPsychosocial Assessment of Alleged Victims of Child MaltreatmentLegal Issues and DocumentationMental Health Issues: Child Physical Abuse and Neglect