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Simple intervention to improve detection of child abuse in emergency departments

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7340.780 (Published 30 March 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:780

Data supplement

  • Table A

    Table B
     

    Table A  Age and sex of the children audited, before and after the flowchart was introduced

      Age (years)
      Before intervention 
       
      After intervention 
      Male
      Female
      Male
      Female
      <1
      52
      36
       
      55
      31
      1
      134
      109
       
      123
      89
      2
      116
      94
       
      119
      102
      3
      107
      84
       
      111
      78
      4
      99
      76
       
      83
      75
      5
      57
      36
       
      85
      49
      Total
      565
      435
       
      576
      424

       

      Table B Types of injury in children audited before and after flowchart was introduced

        Injury
        Before intervention 
        After intervention 
        Skull fracture
        2
        5
        All other closed fractures
        108
        99
        Open fractures
        0
        1
        Dislocation
        1
        0
        Amputation
        0
        1
        Pulled elbow
        51
        41
        Abrasion
        9
        7
        Bite
        12
        11
        Sting
        1
        0
        Bruise
        59
        93
        Burn
        21
        29
        Scald
        38
        30
        Near drowning
        1
        1
        Electric shock
        0
        2
        Foreign body
        38
        23
        Head injury
        205
        197
        Ingestion
        44
        55
        Laceration
        303
        293
        Sprain
        15
        27
        Dental injury
        0
        2
        Other soft tissue injury
        92
        83
        Total
        1000
        1000

         

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