How useful is the presence of petechiae in distinguishing non-accidental from accidental injury?

Child Abuse Negl. 2006 May;30(5):549-55. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.09.005. Epub 2006 May 15.

Authors

Keya Nayak¹, Nick Spencer, Manjula Shenoy, Jill Rubithon, Nigel Coad, Stuart Logan

Affiliation

¹ Child and Family Services, Coventry Primary Care NHS Trust, Gulson Hospital, Gulson Road, Coventry, UK.

PMID: 16698081
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.09.005

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Accidents*
Child
Child Abuse
Female
Humans
Male
Purpura / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies
State Medicine
Triage
United Kingdom / epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis*