This case-based presentation will review the variety of injuries seen in cases of child physical abuse and will include examples of abusive and non-abusive injuries. The lecture is intended for members of any discipline that wish to learn the basic aspects of child physical abuse injuries.
Learning Objectives:
Distinguish which injury characteristics can assist in the determination of child physical abuse.
Recognize there are conditions that can be mistaken for physical abuse.
Describe the different types of injuries under the broad category of “abusive head trauma”.
