Documentation of Child Maltreatment by Emergency Medical Services in a National Database.

Conclusions: The percentage of PHP documentation of CAN among children ≤3 years of age is very low. Among those with an EMS primary impression of CAN, documentation is primarily associated with findings of injury whereas documentation of nonspecific symptoms such as vomiting and seizure is infrequent. These findings suggest that recognition of abuse primarily occurs in young patients with overt signs of trauma. PMID: 32870747 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research