The impact of the consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children.
Pediatr Radiol
; 51(6): 1076-1078, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1230231
ABSTRACT
It seems paradoxical that facts, data and science are still considered controversial despite the harrowing death of a multitude of people from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an unparalleled health care crisis of our lifetime. In addition, while scientists are desperately attempting to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, a large segment of the populace still believes in conspiracies related to vaccines. Therefore, it is not surprising that the diagnosis of abusive head trauma (AHT) faces similar challenges - the difference being that AHT challenges are mostly in the realms of law courts rather than actual clinical management of these infants. Against this backdrop, the Child Abuse Imaging Committee of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) collaborated with other leading experts to develop the consensus statement on AHT. This consensus statement has had a significant impact since its publication. It is now endorsed by 17 multinational, multidisciplinary organizations. The consensus statement has helped educate the diverse stakeholders of AHT and has helped further our understanding of AHT and the issues related to it. This could serve as the template for developing future consensus documents.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Child Abuse
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Consensus
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Craniocerebral Trauma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Radiol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00247-020-04949-x
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