[The use of electronic medical records can contribute in diagnosing a case of battered child].
Child abuse is a very serious offence and is often underdiagnosed. This case report shows how the use of electronic medical records from different hospitals aided in diagnosing a case of battered child in a 16-month-old girl with an unusual acromion fracture. This illustrates the need for thorough investigation of the records in cases where a fracture might not raise suspicion on its own.
Ortopædkirurgisk Afdeling, Hillerød Hospital, Denmark. jjmikkel@hotmail.com
Mikkel
M
Christensen
D000174:Acromion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D019370:Observation; D011859:Radiography