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Shaken baby syndrome SBS is one form of abusive head trauma AHT It is a severe form of physical child abuse resulting from the violent
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Neonate A baby in utero does not require oxygenation via its lungs rather it is oxygenated by maternal respiration and
Diagnostic and minor procedures in children occurring outside the operating suite have increased dramatically in the last 2 decades With this change it has become
Increased intracranial pressure ICP is an increasing pressure inside your skull or cranium The cranium is formed of bone which does not allow for it
The impact of sexual abuse on children is broad and complex Studies provide evidence that child sexual abuse accounts for multiple long term deleterious outcomes
Medical Child Abuse MCA also known as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another FDIA is child maltreatment caused by a parent or caregiver who falsifies illnesses
By Santa J. Bartholomew M.D. FAAP, FCCM & Betsy Kastak, DNP, RN, C-PNP The organs of the digestive system, which are the intestines, large and
In the US approximately 12 000 children and adolescents under 18 die annually of accidental and non accidental trauma Traumatic injury is the leading cause
Apnea is defined as a pause in the regular breathing pattern during sleep The causes are many however the results are similar in that the
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