Recognition of burns as a marker of child abuse in the paediatric emergency department [Letter]
Geoghegan, Aisling R.
Recognition of burns as a marker of child abuse in the paediatric emergency department [Letter] Aisling R. Geoghegan - New Zealand Medial Association, 2013 - New Zealand Medical Journal .
New Zealand Medical Journal, 2013, 126(1382): 129-131
This letter reports the results of a retrospective audit performed in the Emergency Department of Waikato Hospital. This audit led to the introduction of a scald assessment triage tool and increased education sessions. The Department was then re-audited at a later date to see if the changes had affected admission practice. This research is presented as a letter to the NZMJ.
BURNS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
HOSPITALISATIONS
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK FACTORS
SCALDS
CHILD ABUSE
NEW ZEALAND
WAIKATO
Recognition of burns as a marker of child abuse in the paediatric emergency department [Letter] Aisling R. Geoghegan - New Zealand Medial Association, 2013 - New Zealand Medical Journal .
New Zealand Medical Journal, 2013, 126(1382): 129-131
This letter reports the results of a retrospective audit performed in the Emergency Department of Waikato Hospital. This audit led to the introduction of a scald assessment triage tool and increased education sessions. The Department was then re-audited at a later date to see if the changes had affected admission practice. This research is presented as a letter to the NZMJ.
BURNS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
HOSPITALISATIONS
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK FACTORS
SCALDS
CHILD ABUSE
NEW ZEALAND
WAIKATO