Predictors of increasing injury severity across suspected recurrent episodes of non-accidental trauma: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Though limited by a lack of follow-up of children placed in out of home care, our results suggest that children with "minor" or less numerous injuries are either not reported to child protective services or not removed from the unsafe environment with either situation leading to subsequent events. The medical and child welfare systems need to better identify these potential victims of recurrent events..