Overview

Thoroughly revised and expanded, the 4th edition offers a practical, objective, evidence-based guide to the medical diagnosis and management of child abuse. Written and edited by a vast array of the world's leading experts on child abuse and neglect, this indispensable resource clearly explains the signs, symptoms, and injuries of the abused child. Features hundreds of photographs and illustrations and a wealth of medical, surgical, radiographic, and laboratory information. New chapters include: Sentinel Injuries Burns Medical Neglect and Obesity Environmental Neglect and Social Determinants of Health Supervisional Neglect/Fatal Neglect Drug-Endangered Children Psychological Abuse Family Violence Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation via Electronic Media Reporting Abuse, Managing Uncertainty, and Other Legal Issues Professional Considerations for Those Who Care for the Potentially Abused Child Caring for the Child in Out-of-Home Care Trauma-Informed Care and Treatment Identifying Child Maltreatment Creating Change Through Advocacy

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Author:   Antoinette Laskey ,  Andrew Sirotnak
Publisher:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Imprint:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Edition:   Fourth Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   1.845kg
ISBN:  

9781610023580

ISBN 10:   1610023587
Pages:   1182
Publication Date:   30 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Evolving Workforce Part 1. Physical Abuse 1. Sentinel Injuries 2. Cutaneous Manifestations of Child Abuse 3. Burns 4. Skeletal Manifestations of Child Abuse 5. Visceral Manifestations of Child Abuse 6. Maxillofacial, Neck, and Dental Manifestations of Child Abuse 7. Abusive Head Trauma 8. Ocular Manifestations of Child Abuse Part 2. Sexual Abuse 9. Taking Forensically Sound Histories in Cases of Alleged Sexual Abuse 10. Medical Aspects of Prepubertal Sexual Abuse 11. Medical Aspects of Adolescent Sexual Assault and Abuse 12. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Child Sexual Abuse 13. The Role of Forensic Materials in Sexual Abuse and Assault Part 3. Neglect 14. Environmental Neglect and Social Determinants of Health 15. Supervisory Neglect 16. Drug-Endangered Children 17. Failure to Thrive 18. Medical Neglect and Obesity Part 4. Other Forms of Maltreatment 19. Psychological Maltreatment 20. Medical Child Abuse 21. Interpersonal Violence 22. Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation via Electronic Media Part 5. Pathology of Child Maltreatment 23. Pathology of Fatal Abuse 24. SIDS, SUID, and the Child Fatality Review Team Approach to Unexpected Childhood Death Part 6. Professional Issues in Child Maltreatment 25. Photodocumentation 26. Reporting Abuse, Managing Uncertainty, and Other Legal Issues 27. Caring for Those Who Care for the Potentially Abused Child Part 7. Outcomes 28. Caring for the Child in Out-of-Home Care 29. Medical and Psychological Sequelae of Child Abuse and Neglect 30. Neurobiological Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment 31. Trauma-Informed Care and Treatment Part 8. Prevention 32. Identification of Child Maltreatment 33. Evidence-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs 34. Creating Change Through Advocacy

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Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP, is a child abuse pediatrician at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she is a Professor of Pediatrics and the medical director for the Center for Safe and Healthy Families. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, where she also completed a pediatric residency. She completed her Master's of Public Health and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master's of Business Administration at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She has served in many elected roles within the American Academy of Pediatrics since 1998, including Chair of the Section on Residents, Chair of the Section on Young Physicians, and Chair of the Section on Child Abuse and Neglect. She is currently on the Executive Committee of the Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. Andrew Sirotnak, MD, FAAP, is a child abuse pediatrician, Director of the Child Protection Team, and Department Head for Child Abuse and Neglect at Children's Hospital Colorado. He is a Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. A graduate of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, he completed pediatric residency in Wilmington, Delaware and Chief Residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado, where he is also now the Program Director of the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship within the Department of Pediatrics Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. He has served on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, including two terms as chair; in 2016, the Award for Outstanding Service in Education Excellence was presented to the committee at the AAP Annual Leadership Forum.

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