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A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and NeglectOther Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: Other Patterns of Injury... [In addition to overt skin, head, and abdominal injuries, there are more subtle ways in which parents and caregivers physically harm their children. These are more insidious injuries to the mouth and teeth through abuse or neglect, or children can be intentionally poisoned with drugs or chemicals. In a small fraction of cases, they die as a result of maltreatment. This chapter reviews medical and forensic issues related to physical trauma to the oral and pharyngeal tissues, bite marks, dental neglect, poisoning, and fatalities, and the evaluation for the physician, dentist, and pathologist when faced with these child maltreatment findings. This chapter discusses a wide range of less common injuries found in abused children, some of which are easily identified as inflicted, whereas others are more easily overlooked.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and NeglectOther Patterns of Injury and Child Fatality

Editors: Giardino, Angelo P.; Lyn, Michelle A.; Giardino, Eileen R.
Palusci, Vincent J.; Schmidt, Carl J.; Hammel, Pamela Wallace
Springer Journals — Dec 12, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-030-00634-1
Pages
299 –334
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-00635-8_9
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Abstract

[In addition to overt skin, head, and abdominal injuries, there are more subtle ways in which parents and caregivers physically harm their children. These are more insidious injuries to the mouth and teeth through abuse or neglect, or children can be intentionally poisoned with drugs or chemicals. In a small fraction of cases, they die as a result of maltreatment. This chapter reviews medical and forensic issues related to physical trauma to the oral and pharyngeal tissues, bite marks, dental neglect, poisoning, and fatalities, and the evaluation for the physician, dentist, and pathologist when faced with these child maltreatment findings. This chapter discusses a wide range of less common injuries found in abused children, some of which are easily identified as inflicted, whereas others are more easily overlooked.]

Published: Dec 12, 2018

Keywords: Chemical abuse; Child maltreatment fatality; Forensic odontology; Homicide

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