Practice Areas

• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Cerebral Palsy
• Wrongful Death
• Burns
• Car Accident
• Child Abuse
• Child Injuries
• School Injuries
• Daycare injuries
• Dog Bites
• Bike Accident
• Foster Care Abuse

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Child Abuse

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Child Safety News

Child abuse Jessica's law and California|California child abuse lawyer
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Boy scout child abuse suit 18 million verdict|California abuse lawyer
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Bikers raise thousands to benefit child abuse awareness.
Posted on 8/28/2010 More

Senator Linda Newell - SB10-171 - Senate Health and Human Services
Posted on 3/13/2010 More

Texas reports a 31% increase in child abuse and neglect deaths.
Posted on 3/7/2010 More

In Ohio, child welfare organizations increase child abuse education.
Posted on 2/1/2010 More

The NFL and Roger Goodell now admit there may be a correlation between multiple concussions and permanent brain damage.
Posted on 12/22/2009 More

The book entitled No one would believe it: Experiences of a child abuse investigator written by Evelyn Kelly Norman is available.
Posted on 11/4/2009 More

In Wisconsin, The Child Welfare Disclosure Act requires some information be made public in child abuse cases.
Posted on 10/21/2009 More

Qualified pediatricians will take the first child abuse board examination on November 16, 2009.
Posted on 9/28/2009 More

Why are CT scans used to evaluate children for injuries secondary to child abuse?

A: CT is generally considered a primary screening modality.
Computed tomography (CT) imaging is a very useful test for evaluating the skull and facial bones for fractures and the chest and abdomen for bone and soft tissue (organ) injuries. CT of the head without contrast may be ordered to evaluate for suspected head trauma in children. CT is useful to identify blunt trauma injuries to the chest, intestines, spleen and liver. CT imaging is a quick diagnostic tool. Drawbacks include missed small hemorrhages, hemotomas or fractures.
CT of the head should be utilized when the mechanism of injury may correlate with occult head injury and when physical examination indicates suspicion for head trauma. CT scans are often repeated to evaluate for evolving injury and infarction. 
The American College of Radiology (ACR) recommends that children with neurological symptoms associated with suspected child abuse undergo CT evaluation. In children younger than two years of age, CT is recommended (by ACR) for children suspected to be victims of child abuse that have no focal or neurological signs and symptoms.    

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