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Acute Safeguarding Essentials in Modern-day Paediatrics: Sexual Relationships, Consent and Confidentiality.

Helen ThomasDaniel CrombHannah JacobAnastasia Alcock
Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition (2024)
As the third case in the acute safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics series, this article focuses on sexual relationships, consent and confidentiality. Using the scenario of a 15-year-old girl presenting to the emergency department with a positive pregnancy test, it begins with a guide to taking a psychosocial history in young people followed by discussion about some of the legality surrounding sexual relationships in adolescents, issues around consent and considerations for confidentiality in this age group.
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  • emergency department
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  • mental health
  • respiratory failure
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  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • preterm birth
  • case report
  • pregnant women
  • intensive care unit
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