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Child abuse : quick reference for health care, social service, and law enforcement professionals / Randell Alexander, Diana K. Faugno, Patricia M. Speck.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Saint Louis, Missouri : STM Learning, Inc., [2017]Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (474 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781936590766 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Child abuse : quick reference for health care, social service, and law enforcement professionals.DDC classification:
  • 362.76 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6626.5 .A449 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction to child maltreatment -- Radiology -- Head trauma -- Nonfatal strangulation in children -- Burns and bruises -- Oral injuries and ophthalmic manifestations -- Thoracoabdominal injuries -- The chemically abused child (poisoning) -- Neglect, abandonment, and failure to thrive -- Sexual abuse -- The sexual abuse interview -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Pregnancy -- Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- The role of law enforcement -- Interdisciplinary death investigation -- Dna and evidence collection -- Prevention.
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490 pages, 174 images, 64 contributorsThe Third Edition of Child Abuse Quick Reference is completely revised and expanded, with new and emerging science for the multidisciplinary response to child abuse. It features updated models for the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse as well as three all-new chapters on: nonfatal strangulation in children, pregnancy in sexually abused minors, and prevention of child maltreatment. With this latest edition, Child Abuse Quick Reference remains the most detailed and convenient field guide to child maltreatment--ideal for professionals working directly with abused children. Medical practitioners, social workers, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and others will find this easy-to-use guide essential to their work on the front lines of prevention and intervention in cases of child maltreatment.

Based on: Chadwick's child maltreatment / [edited by] David L. Chadwick, Randell Alexander, Angelo P. Giardino, Debra Esernio-Jenssen, Jonathan D. Thackeray. 4th edition. Saint Louis : STM Learning, Inc., [2014].

Preceded by: Child abuse / [edited by] Angelo P. Giardino, Randell Alexander. 2nd ed. c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to child maltreatment -- Radiology -- Head trauma -- Nonfatal strangulation in children -- Burns and bruises -- Oral injuries and ophthalmic manifestations -- Thoracoabdominal injuries -- The chemically abused child (poisoning) -- Neglect, abandonment, and failure to thrive -- Sexual abuse -- The sexual abuse interview -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Pregnancy -- Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- The role of law enforcement -- Interdisciplinary death investigation -- Dna and evidence collection -- Prevention.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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