Maltreatment-related emergency department visits among children 0 to 3 years old in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorKing, A., Farst, K., Jaeger, M., Onukwube, J., & Robbins, J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-27T17:21:55Z
dc.date.available2015-02-27T17:21:55Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe emergency department (ED) is a vital entry point in the health care system for children who experience maltreatment. This study fills a gap in the maltreatment literature by presenting systematic, national estimates of maltreatment-related ED visits in the United States by children 3 years old, from 2006 to 2011, using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). Children who experienced and likely experienced maltreatment were identified via International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnostic codes. Maltreatment was classified as physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or polyvictimization. The clinical and demographic profiles of children who experienced maltreatment were described. Approximately 10,095 children who experienced maltreatment (0.1% of total ED visits) and 129,807 children who likely experienced maltreatment (1.2% of total ED visits) were documented each year. Maltreatment was associated with significantly greater risk of injury, hospitalization, and death in the ED setting. Physical abuse was the most common explicit maltreatment diagnosis (33 ED visits per 100,000 children 3 years old) and neglect was the most common likely maltreatment diagnosis (436 ED visits per 100,000 children 3 years old). This study established the NEDS as a valuable complement to existing surveillance efforts of child maltreatment from a public health perspective.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKing, A., Farst, K., Jaeger, M., Onukwube, J., & Robbins, J. (2015). Maltreatment-related emergency department visits among children 0 to 3 years old in the United States. Child maltreatment, 1077559514567176.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://cmx.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/01/27/1077559514567176.full.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2185
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectservices utilizationen_US
dc.subjectdatabase reviewen_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectPublic Healthen_US
dc.titleMaltreatment-related emergency department visits among children 0 to 3 years old in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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