Adolescents as victims of familial violence: a hospital based surveillance.

摘要: Adolescent abuse is an important and understudied issue in society. The objective of this study was to examine the epidemiology physical injuries due maltreatment among adolescents aged 10 – 19 years. Subjects came from seven hospitals/trauma centres Washington DC that were involved Initiative Reduce Infant Mortality Prevention Childhood Injuries Study. From 1996 – 1998, information gathered about all years resulted a visit participating emergency department. This paper focuses on subset 178 who presented with maltreatment. It found 55% victims female. Abuse more likely be female than those unintentional injury. most common contusions extremities (29%). Mothers perpetrators (48%). A total 64% assaulted object/weapon ...