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- Zachary J Collier, Michelle C Roughton, and Lawrence J Gottlieb.
- Biological Sciences Division, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: zcollier@uchicago.edu.
- Clin Plast Surg. 2017 Jul 1; 44 (3): 467-477.
AbstractOne in 4 American children have been abused and up to 5 children die per day from abuse. Children are vulnerable and error or lag in diagnosis may lead to further injury or death. In contrast, misdiagnosis of abuse is also unacceptable. Burns are a leading cause of abuse-related fatality and determination of cause can be difficult. It is critical that clinicians distinguish between burns of abuse (inflicted) and neglect and those received accidentally (noninflicted). Discordant narratives, use of alcohol and illicit substances, characteristics of the burn wound, and concomitant injury are all red flags for inflicted and negligent burns.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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