| Title |
Vaikų smurtinių traumų ypatumai / |
| Translation of Title |
Specific features of the child abuse. |
| Authors |
Labanauskienė, Jolanta ; Bernotas, Haroldas ; Siaurusaitis, Benjaminas Justinas |
| DOI |
10.15388/LietChirur.2007.3.2239 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos chirurgija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2007, t. 5(2), p. 161-168.. ISSN 1392-0995 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Child abuse injuries ; Child accidental injuries ; Specific features |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background / objective. Child abuse trauma is a concerning issue worldwide, also in Lithuania. Clinical signs of such traumas are not specific, therefore, in lack of definite anamnestic data, the diagnostics of child abuse traumas is complicated. The purpose of this research is to determine the features of child abuse traumas by comparing them to accidental traumas. Methods. A retrospective study of medical documents was carried out with regard to the children treated at Vilnius University Children’s Hospital in 2001–2005. The study included two groups. Each group included 200 in-patients and 100 outpatients with abuse and accidental traumas. The causes, consequences and severity of traumas were analyzed. Results. Causes of child abuse traumas differed from those of accidental traumas. Child abuse traumas typically included cerebral affection (55.5% ), broken nasal and metacarpus bones, punctured and gunshot wounds and multiple body bruises. These traumas were more severe than accidental traumas which typically included bruises of different body parts, wounds, burns and single broken bones. Conclusions. The causes, consequences and severity of child abuse traumas were different from those of accidental traumas. With regard to clinical criteria and according to the Pediatric Trauma Scale, abuse traumas were much more severe than accidental traumas. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2007 |
| CC license |
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