Christina Oldfield
University of Colorado Health, USA
Title: Pediatric Differential Diagnosis: Is It Abuse or Not?
Biography
Biography: Christina Oldfield
Abstract
Each year more than 3.6 reports are made of child abuse. On an average of 4-6 children die every day from child abuse or neglect. Children in their first year of their life have the highest rate of victimization. Four out of five abusers are the children’s parents. . Violence is a healthcare issue. Knowing how to accurately screen for abuse and recognize the red flags that increase abuse in the home can help save a child’s life. This presentation will go over the signs and symptoms of abuse along with the lack of visible injury seen with child abuse and neglect.
On average 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of some sort of violence in their lifetime. Addressing the Danger Assessment tool and educating the lethality with the patient on the situation can assist with safety planning. Being able to recognize the signs and symptoms of abuse and addressing it in a sensitive appropriate way can assist with disclosure. Children that witness intimate partner violence are more susceptible to be victimized as an adult along with multiple negative health consequences. This portion of the presentation will allow for the audience to be able to verbalize the signs/symptoms along with the lack of signs of intimate partner violence. This will also show the correlation of being in a stressful environment and how this may affect the child’s future. The Adverse Childhood Experiences will be discussed along with case studies on actual patients that were seen in the hospital.