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The Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations
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Author(s):
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau.
Cage, Richard., Salus, Marsha K. |
Year Published: 2010 |
Appendix H
Criteria for Distinguishing SIDS from Fatal Child Maltreatment1
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Circumstances Surrounding Death |
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Age of Child |
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Physical Examination and Lab Studies at Time of Death |
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History of Pregnancy, Delivery, and Infancy |
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Death Scene Investigation |
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Previous Infant Death in Family |
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Autopsy Findings |
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Previous Involvement of Department of Social Services or Law Enforcement |
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1U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2002, December). Recognizing when a child's injury or illness is caused by abuse. Available: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/160938.pdf.
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