The role of an ophthalmologist in suspected non|accidental injury

The role of an ophthalmologist in suspected non-accidental injury

An ophthalmologist's role is crucial to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate management. We thus report a 2-month-old baby with an initial clinical picture ...

The role of an ophthalmologist in suspected non-accidental injury

Download Citation | On Feb 1, 2003, M U Saeed and others published The role of an ophthalmologist in suspected non-accidental injury | Find, read and cite ...

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A case report and review of the literature on giant cell (temporal) arteritis without an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate is presented.

The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child Abuse - 2018

Such concern arises when there are signs of head and body injury, such as intracranial hemorrhage, but ocular injury is also a consideration when children ...

The role of an ophthalmologist in suspected non ... - SafetyLit

Children presenting to an ophthalmic casualty department - PubMed

Four of the minor ophthalmic injuries were suspected of being non-accidental injury. The management of such cases is discussed. The ophthalmologist in an ...

Nonaccidental Injury. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist's Role

'Nonaccidental Injury. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist's Role' published in 'Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics'

Ocular signs lead to recognition of non-accidental trauma in children

Many ophthalmologists have access to child abuse specialists and are able to refer victims of suspected abuse for X-rays and other medical tests ...

Characteristics of non-vitreoretinal ocular injury in child maltreatment

Inclusion criteria: explicit confirmation of injury aetiology, age <18 years, examination conducted by an ophthalmologist. Exclusion: post- ...

Procedures for the Ophthalmologists who suspect child abuse

Procedures for the Ophthalmologist Who Suspects Child Abuse · Head or face injuries in infants or non-mobile children · Subdural or subarachnoid haemorrhages.

Nonaccidental Injury. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist's Role

Download Citation | On Jan 1, 2006, Alex V. Levin published Nonaccidental Injury. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist's Role | Find, read and cite all the ...

Abusive head trauma and the eye in infants and children - Nature

Legal proceedings for safeguarding a child suspected of abusive injury often require an ophthalmologist to provide a detailed report and ...

Trauma: Introduction - American Academy of Ophthalmology

Up to 40% of battered children present with eye injuries. ... The ophthalmologist plays a crucial role in identifying these patients. Suspect ...

Eye Exam Screening Criteria for Nonaccidental Trauma in Children

An ophthalmology examination is not a good screening tool to assess for abusive head trauma in the absence of neurological abnormalities as per ...

evidence-based screening criteria for ophthalmologic examination

Ophthalmologic examination is included in the work-up for pediatric nonaccidental trauma (NAT) when there is concern for retinal hemorrhage.

The Role of Nonophthalmologists in the Primary Evaluation of Head ...

We hypothesized that ophthalmologists could be selectively consulted for head injury cases with risk factors for ocular emergencies. Furthermore ...

"NAI" in the Eyes | The BMJ

Ocular and cerebral trauma in non-accidental injury in infancy: underlying mechanisms and ... The ophthalmologist's role in diagnosing child abuse ...

Abusive Head Trauma and the Eye

... accidental trauma in a recent series of cases evaluated for suspected AHT121. A case study of a 2 month old girl who sustained a witnessed crush injury from ...

Non accidental injury - London eye course

Shaken Baby Syndrome. The following must be documented for all suspected physical abuse (COMMON EXAM Q):. 1. Who you are (name and grade).

Nonaccidental Injury. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist's Role 14

physician specifically for this purpose) when abusive eye injury is suspected as there may be other signs of abuse elsewhere (Fig. 14.1). 14.2.1. Blunt Trauma.