Burns in Children: Accidental or Inflicted?

Canty, Katherine W; DeRidder, Catherine A

Canty, Katherine W; DeRidder, Catherine A.

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Canty KW; Child Protection Program, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: katherine.canty@childrens.harvard.edu.
DeRidder CA; Violence Intervention Program, Keck School of Medicine of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center, 2010 Zonal Avenue, OPD 3P-61, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

Adv Pediatr ; 70(1): 45-57, 2023 08.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37422297

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

This article provides a review of burns in childhood with a focus on the characteristics that help differentiate abusive from accidental burns. Case presentations are used to highlight important differences in the way that abusive versus accidental burns present to medical care.

Asunto(s)

Quemaduras; Maltrato a los Niños; Niño; Humanos; Lactante; Maltrato a los Niños/diagnóstico; Quemaduras/diagnóstico; Quemaduras/epidemiología; Quemaduras/etiología

Palabras clave

Accidental burns; Burns; Child abuse; Contact burns; Inflicted burns; Scalds

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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Quemaduras / Maltrato a los Niños Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Límite: Child / Humans / Infant Idioma: En Revista: Adv Pediatr Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

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