Predicting abusive head trauma in children

What is it about?

Diagnosing child abuse is full of challenges. Mistaking innocent injury for abuse, or missing abusive injury are both situations which can carry serious consequences.
This editorial reiterates the need to build a jigsaw of information and put it together. A linked paper tests a statistical probability score for certainty in diagnosing head injury arising from child abuse. Statistical or diagnostic tests help us understand known risks, but the early stages of assessment rely on fact-finding and pattern recognition.

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