TY  - SER
AU  - Kelly, Patrick
AU  - Hayes,Ian
TI  - Infantile subdural haematoma in Auckland, New Zealand: 1988-1998
SN  - 1175-8716
PY  - 2004///
PB  - New Zealand Medical Association
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - HEALTH
KW  - INFANTS
KW  - PHYSICAL ABUSE
KW  - RESEARCH
KW  - SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
KW  - WOUNDS AND INJURIES
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - The New Zealand Medical Journal 117(1201), 10 September 2004
N2  - This article aims to further identify features which may assist medical staff to make a distinction between accidental and non-accidental injury. The authors highlight that in Auckland, a major cause of death and disability in children under 2 years of age presenting at hospital, is subdural haemorrhage (SDH), or 'shaken baby syndrome'. Certain characteristics aid workers to identify that child abuse is the major cause for these non-accidental traumas. This research employed a retrospective analysis of the medical records of children admitted to Auckland or Starship hospitals with SDH or retinal haemorrhage. Sixty-four cases of SDH were identified, of which 41 were from non-accidental injury. The remaining 23 cases were accidental. Mortality rates were far higher in the non-accidental group, and there were comparatively more Māori children in the non-accidental injury group. The article provides a discussion of mechanisms (alleged) of injury, clinical presentations, ethnicity, radiological findings, and outcomes for the children. Limitations are discussed, and the author suggests areas for future research
UR  - https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5e332a62c703f653182faf47/5e332a62c703f6fd922fc6c2_Vol-117-No-1201-10-September-2004.pdf
ER  -