Annals of emergency medicine
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Retraction Of Publication Comparative Study
Identifying Injury Patterns Associated With Physical Elder Abuse: Analysis of Legally Adjudicated Cases.
Elder abuse is common and has serious health consequences but is underrecognized by health care providers. An important reason for this is difficulty in distinguishing between elder abuse and unintentional trauma. Our goal was to identify injury patterns associated with physical elder abuse in comparison with those of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with unintentional falls. ⋯ Specific, clinically identifiable differences may exist between unintentional injuries and those from physical elder abuse. This includes specific injury patterns that infrequently occur unintentionally.