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- Title:
- Unexplained injuries
- Description:
- This session will consider the management of an unexplained injury in a child, where there is a disagreement between professionals. Health professionals involved directly in these cases may include A&E medical and nursing staff, paediatricians, orthopaedic surgeons, surgeons and anaesthetists, paediatric intensivists, paediatric radiologists and forensic odontologists with essential contributions from the primary health care team - health visitor, school nurse and general practitioner.
- Hierarchy:
- Safeguarding Children and Young People (SGC) > Safeguarding Children - Level 3 > Unexplained injuries
- Created:
- 6 Mar 2020
- Last Major Update:
- 3 Mar 2026
- Keywords:
- 700-1010, safeguarding, children, young, people, child, abuse, maltreatment, protection, unexplained, injury, fracture, bite, accidental, non-accidental, NAI, paediatrician, professional, health, examination, investigation, referral, social, care, practice, review, CSPR, SCR
- Quicklink:
- 700-1010
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Presentation
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Interactivity
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Self assessments
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Overall rating
4.4/5
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Content
4.4/5
4.4/5
Presentation
4.4/5
4.4/5
Interactivity
4.4/5
4.4/5
Self assessments
4.4/5
4.4/5
- Title:
- Unexplained injuries
- Description:
- This session will consider the management of an unexplained injury in a child, where there is a disagreement between professionals. Health professionals involved directly in these cases may include A&E medical and nursing staff, paediatricians, orthopaedic surgeons, surgeons and anaesthetists, paediatric intensivists, paediatric radiologists and forensic odontologists with essential contributions from the primary health care team - health visitor, school nurse and general practitioner.
- Hierarchy:
- Safeguarding Children and Young People (SGC) > Safeguarding Children - Level 3 > Unexplained injuries
- Created:
- 6 Mar 2020
- Last Major Update:
- 3 Mar 2026
- Keywords:
- 700-1010, safeguarding, children, young, people, child, abuse, maltreatment, protection, unexplained, injury, fracture, bite, accidental, non-accidental, NAI, paediatrician, professional, health, examination, investigation, referral, social, care, practice, review, CSPR, SCR
- Quicklink:
- 700-1010