Open AccessRetinal Hemorrhages in Low-Risk Children Evaluated for Physical Abuse
Author(s) -
Simiao LiSauerwine
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.150
Subject(s) - medicine , physical examination , eye examination , head trauma , head injury , poison control , traumatic brain injury , child abuse , pediatrics , population , skull fracture , injury prevention , emergency medicine , surgery , visual acuity , psychiatry , environmental health
To describe the prevalence of retinal hemorrhage (RH) in children without intracranial injury who are being evaluated for abusive head trauma and to validate previously derived criteria for identifying patients within this population who are at low risk of having RH on dilated eye examination.
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