ArticleArchives of disease in childhood2011
Detection of child abuse in emergency departments: a multi-centre study.
Article in Archives of disease in childhood, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03704272 (Supervisory Neglect, Non-Accidental Trauma, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Referral), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Supervisory Neglect, Non-Accidental Trauma, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Referral (SunBrite)
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review on Evaluating Responsiveness of Parent- or Caregiver-Reported Child Maltreatment Measures for Interventions.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
- Improving the recognition of child maltreatment in emergency departments in Europe: healthcare professionals' perceived barriers and facilitators for implementation of a comprehensive toolkit design.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Enhancing implementation and compliance of the Screening Instrument for Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) in emergency departments in the Netherlands.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Observational
- Screening for Child Abuse in the Emergency Department of Academic Hospital Paramaribo in Suriname.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
- The Typology and Topography of Child Abuse and Neglect: The Experience of a Tertiary Children's Centre.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Recognition of child maltreatment in emergency departments in Europe: Should we do better?PloS one · 2021Article
- Sentinel surveillance of child maltreatment cases presenting to Canadian emergency departments.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Every child, every time: hospital-wide child abuse screening increases awareness and state reporting.Pediatric surgery international · 2019Article
- Child abuse and neglect in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka - a study on knowledge attitude practices and behavior of health care professionals.BMC pediatrics · 2018Article
- Pancreatic Laceration in a Pediatric Patient: An Unexpected Diagnosis.Case reports in pediatrics · 2017Article
- Detection of the awareness rate of abuse in pediatric patients admitted to emergency medicine department with injury.Turkish journal of emergency medicine · 2016Article
- Uncovering the burden of intentional injuries among children and adolescents in the emergency department.BMC emergency medicine · 2015Article
- Hospital based emergency department visits attributed to child physical abuse in United States: predictors of in-hospital mortality.PloS one · 2014Article
- New hospital-based policy for children whose parents present at the ER due to domestic violence, substance abuse and/or a suicide attempt.European journal of pediatrics · 2013Article
- Characteristics and trends of hospitalized pediatric abuse head trauma in Wuhan, China: 2002–2011.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2012Article
- Educational paper: Detection of child abuse and neglect at the emergency room.European journal of pediatrics · 2012Review
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- Recognizing Nonaccidental Trauma in a Pediatric Tertiary Hospital: A Quality Improvement Imperative.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
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11 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examines the detection rates of suspected child abuse in the emergency departments of seven Dutch hospitals complying and not complying with screening guidelines for child abuse.
designData on demographics, diagnosis and suspected child abuse were collected for all children aged ≤18 years who visited the emergency departments over a 6-month period. The completion of a checklist of warning signs of child abuse in at least 10% of the emergency department visits was considered to be compliance with screening guidelines.
resultsA total of 24 472 visits were analysed, 54% of which took place in an emergency department complying with screening guidelines. Child abuse was suspected in 52 children (0.2%). In 40 (77%) of these 52 cases, a checklist of warning signs had been completed compared with a completion rate of 19% in the total sample. In hospitals complying with screening guidelines for child abuse, the detection rate was higher (0.3%) than in those not complying (0.1%, p<0.001).
conclusionDuring a 6-month period, emergency department staff suspected child abuse in 0.2% of all children visiting the emergency department of seven Dutch hospitals. The numbers of suspected abuse cases detected were low, but an increase is likely if uniform screening guidelines are widely implemented.
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