Identifying Maltreatment in Infants and Young Children Presenting With Fractures: Does Age Matter?
Ian C MitchellBradley J NoratMarc A AuerbachColleen J BresslerJohn J ComoMauricio A EscobarKatherine T Flynn-O'BrienDaniel M LindbergTodd NickolesNorell RosadoKerri WeeksSabine MaguirePublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)
Among children who were not in an independently verified incident, the authors strongly recommend routine evaluation for child abuse, including specialty child abuse consultation, for: 1) children aged less than 3 years old presenting with rib fractures and 2) children aged less than 18 months presenting with humeral or femoral fractures (Level of Evidence: III Review).