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69: Child Abuse: Physical Abuse and Neglect
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Published:May 2023
Carla Falco, MD, FAAP, Marcella Donaruma, MD, FAAP, "Child Abuse: Physical Abuse and Neglect", Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine, Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM
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Child maltreatment encompasses neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment, though due to its very nature it is the presentation seen least frequently among hospitalized children. Failure to thrive (FTT) is the most common presentation of neglect, but neglect may also manifest as a lack of supervision, such as when a patient ingests an unsecured or unsafely stored toxic substance. Medical and dental neglect refers to harm resulting from the caregiver failing to continue needed treatment or management of a child’s medical condition, such as not refilling prescriptions or missing...
