Inadequately Explained Injury (Child Abuse)

Clerkship

Lecture materials and small group cases are posted here for University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine students. Access to these materials are password protected.

Objectives

By the end of the Paediatric Clerkship, a medical student will be able to:

1. Define the different types of child maltreatment.
2. List the risk factors for child maltreatment.
3. List the ͞red flags͟ of a history and physical examination that raise the suspicion of child maltreatment.
4. Recognize normal and abnormal patterns of injury in children.
5. List the appropriate people to be contacted if child abuse is suspected.

Half Day Cases

• A 6 month old infant was brought into the Emergency Department with a femur fracture
• A 5 year old child comes into your clinic due to a fever. You notice when you examine him that he does not make eye contact, and is very hesitant to be examined. You notice that he has bruises on his back