Journal article
Identification of Child Maltreatment-Related Emergency Department Visits in Connecticut, 2011 to 2014
Clinical pediatrics, v 58(9), pp 970-976
01 Aug 2019
PMID: 31043070
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Abstract
Child maltreatment identified by medical professionals is poorly represented in records of child protection. International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes may better represent the burden of maltreatment treated in clinical settings. Using emergency department (ED) discharge data from 2011 to 2014, we enumerated presentations of maltreatment treated in Connecticut EDs for children under 10 years. Of 790 080 discharges, child maltreatment was explicitly documented in 265 (0.03%) unique ED visits, consistent with prior studies. Sexual maltreatment was most prevalent. A total of 3634 visits included an ICD-9-CM code suggestive of maltreatment. Children with these codes were significantly younger, more likely to be of white race, and use private insurance. Use of ICD codes in child maltreatment surveillance may elucidate characteristics of maltreatment not captured by child welfare data. Combining ICD codes for explicit and suggestive maltreatment will aid in understanding the extent of this problem.
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Details
- Title
- Identification of Child Maltreatment-Related Emergency Department Visits in Connecticut, 2011 to 2014
- Creators
- Amy A. Hunter - University of ConnecticutBruce Bernstein - Drexel University, Pediatrics
- Publication Details
- Clinical pediatrics, v 58(9), pp 970-976
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000479346100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85065446555
- Other Identifier
- 991021860798204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Pediatrics