Abusive Head Trauma

Objectives

  • Define abusive head trauma
  • Recognize the signs and symptoms associated with abusive head trauma
  • Identify potential mechanisms of injury in children who present with abusive head trauma
  • List common findings and mimics for abusive head trauma
  • Recognize potential biases in the diagnosis and/or suspicion of AHT

CHAMP Education for Child Abuse Medical Providers

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The objectives for this module are to: 1-Define abusive head trauma, 2-Recognize the signs and symptoms associated with abusive head trauma, 3-Identify potential mechanisms of injury in children who present with abusive head trauma, 4-List common findings and mimics for abusive head trauma, And 5-Recognize potential biases in the diagnosis and/or suspicion of AHT I will be mentioning some important references which are listed at the end of this module.