Child physical abuse screening in a pediatric ED; Does TRAIN(ing) Help?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child maltreatment is distressingly prevalent yet remains under-recognized by healthcare providers. In 2015 the Ohio Children's Hospital Association developed the Timely Recognition of Abusive INjuries (TRAIN) collaborative in an effort to promote child physical abuse (CPA) screening. Our institution implemented the TRAIN initiative in 2019. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the TRAIN initiative at this institution.

Methods

In this retrospective chart review we recorded the incidence of sentinel injuries (SIS) in children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) of an independent level 2 pediatric trauma center. SIS were defined and identified by a diagnosis of ecchymosis, contusion, fracture, head injury, intracranial hemorrhage, abdomi

SUBMITTER: Heyming T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9998251 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature