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This chapter illustrates many different scenarios of emergencies in child abuse in a question-and-answer format. It contains a variety of cases designed to stimulate thought and further reading in this rapidly evolving specialty.

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Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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Question 5

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Question 6

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Question 7

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Question 8

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Question 10

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Question 12

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Question 13

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Question 14

  • Adams JA, Kellog ND, et al. Updated guidelines for the medical assessment and care of children who may have been sexually abused. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016;29(2):81–7.

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Question 15

  • Adams JA, Kellog ND, et al. Updated guidelines for the medical assessment and care of children who may have been sexually abused. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016;29(2):81–7.

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Question 16

  • Jenny C, Crawford-Jakubiak JE. The evaluation of children in the primary care setting when sexual abuse is suspected. Pediatrics. 2013;132(2):e558–67.

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Question 17

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Question 18

  • Adams JA, Kellog ND, et al. Updated guidelines for the medical assessment and care of children who may have been sexually abused. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016;29(2):81–7.

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Question 19

  • Jenny C, Crawford-Jakubiak JE. The evaluation of children in the primary care setting when sexual abuse is suspected. Pediatrics. 2013;132(2):e558–67.

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Question 20

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Question 21

  • Jenny C, Crawford-Jakubiak JE. The evaluation of children in the primary care setting when sexual abuse is suspected. Pediatrics. 2013;132(2):e558–67.

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Question 22

  • Keeshin RB, Dubowitz H. Childhood neglect: the role of the paediatrician. Paediatr Child Healthy. 2013;18(8):e39–43.

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Question 23

  • Block RW, Krebs NF. American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report: failure to thrive as a manifestation of child neglect. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):1234–7.

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Question 24

  • Block RW, Krebs NF, the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect; the Committee on Nutrition. AAP: policy statement: failure to thrive as a manifestation of child neglect. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):1234–7.

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  • Keeshin RB, Dubowitz H. Childhood neglect: the role of the paediatrician. Paediatr Child Healthy. 2013;18(8):e39–43.

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Question 25

  • Keeshin RB, Dubowitz H. Childhood neglect: the role of the paediatrician. Paediatr Child Healthy. 2013;18(8):e39–43.

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Question 26

  • Block RW, Krebs NF. American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report: failure to thrive as a manifestation of child neglect. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):1234–7.

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Question 27

  • Block RW, Krebs NF, the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect; the Committee on Nutrition. AAP: policy statement: failure to thrive as a manifestation of child neglect. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):1234–7.

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Question 28

  • Keeshin RB, Dubowitz H. Childhood neglect: the role of the paediatrician. Paediatr Child Healthy. 2013;18(8):e39–43.

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Question 29

  • Flaherty EG, MacMillan HL. Clinical report: caregiver-fabricated illness in a child: a manifestation of child maltreatment. Pediatrics. 2013;132(3):590–7.

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Question 30

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  1. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine-Pediatrics Emergency Medicine, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Julia N. Magana

  2. Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    Mary T. Ryan

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    Muhammad Waseem

  2. Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Service Line Quality Director,Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Service Line, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, New York, NY, USA

    Isabel A. Barata

  3. Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer H. Chao

  4. Emergency Medicine,Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Assistant Professor, Department of EM and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY, USA

    David Foster

  5. Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Noah Kondamudi

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Magana, J.N., Ryan, M.T. (2020). Child Abuse. In: Waseem, M., Barata, I., Chao, J., Foster, D., Kondamudi, N. (eds) Prepare for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Examination. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28372-8_17

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