title: [Suspected physical child abuse--recognition and actions in health care].
abstract: Every physician meeting with children should be aware of the most common types of injury and situations causing concern associated with child abuse. When encountering a child who has been or suspected to have been abused, even the physician may get anxious and uncertain about what he/she should be able to do. It is worth remembering that at the beginning the best way a doctor can help the child is to take care of the basic aspects of her/his work: careful clinical examination, appropriate medical record entries and prompt reports to the authorities.
authors.forename: Sarimari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tupola
authors.forename: Satu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kivitie-Kallio
authors.forename: Pentti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koskinen
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alapulli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D010819:Physician's Role