Inflicted burns in children. Recognition and treatment
- 10 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 242 (6) , 517-520
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.242.6.517
Abstract
Inflicted burns are an essential part of the battered child syndrome. Nonaccidental burns (142, 16%) were found in 872 children admitted to the burn center at the Children''s Hospital of Michigan [USA] during a 6 yr period (1972-1977). Of the 1518 cases of child abuse treated during this period, 9% were caused by intentional burns. Family instability and an inability to deal with stress in crisis were important factors in the cause of these injuries.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: