Violence against children: further evidence suggesting a relationship between burns, scalds, and the additional injuries

Up to 22 % of all child maltreatment cases involve non-accidental burns or scalds. In the time period of 2000 until 2007, 20 children with non-accidental burns and scalds in conjunction with other mechanisms of injury were examined at children’s hospitals in Hamburg and at the Institute of Legal Med...

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Published in:International journal of legal medicine 2010, Vol.124 (1), p.49-54
Main Authors: Seifert, Dragana, Krohn, Julia, Larson, Mandi, Lambe, Andrea, Püschel, Klaus, Kurth, Henrike
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - pathology
Child
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Cicatrix - epidemiology
Cicatrix - pathology
Female
Forensic Medicine
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Hygiene
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical Law
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Thinness - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - pathology
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Summary:Up to 22 % of all child maltreatment cases involve non-accidental burns or scalds. In the time period of 2000 until 2007, 20 children with non-accidental burns and scalds in conjunction with other mechanisms of injury were examined at children’s hospitals in Hamburg and at the Institute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, by experts in forensic medicine. The fact that these children presented with additional injuries due to blunt and sharp force and sometimes had signs of neglect emphasize the urgent need for a multidisciplinary cooperation between pediatricians and forensic medical experts to ensure the early identification and prevention of child maltreatment. A new approach for Germany, enforcing mandatory child well-being examinations is discussed.
ISSN:0937-9827
1437-1596
DOI:10.1007/s00414-009-0347-6