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PEDS: CHILD ABUSE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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PEDS: CHILD ABUSE EXAM QUESTIONSWITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Very ___ protection for kids historically
Kids worked a lot on farms, etc
1972 --> set up national child abuse.... Something --> defines what child abuse is
___ --> imminent risk of serious harm - Answer-little
Neglect
child abuse:
"at a minimum, any recent ___ or ___ to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which
results in ___, serious physical or emotional ___, ___ abuse, or ___. Or an act or failure
to act, which presents an imminent risk of serious ___." - Answer-act; failure
death; harm
sexual; exploitation
harm
Forms of Child Abuse & Neglect: (5) - Answer-Neglect
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Psychological Abuse
Medical Neglect
___: failure to act or take adequate care of child (food, emotional support) - Answer-
Neglect
___: Physical injury; doesn't include spanking for discipline unless it "crosses the line" --
> gray area; severe swelling, bruising, etc --> line not clearly defined - Answer-Physical
abuse
___: emotional, deprecating, constantly screaming or degrading - Answer-Psychological
abuse
___: failure to provide adequate medical care when adequate care is available;
immunizations (or lack therof) are being discussed as this - Answer-Medical neglect
top 3 most common types of abuse in order: - Answer-neglect
physical
sexual
Basic facts:
3.5 million children are subjects of at least one report.
--> Estimated 674,000 victims
--> 9.1 victims per 1,000 children
Report of child abuse is made every ___
, ___-___ children die every day as result of child abuse
80% of children that die from abuse are < age of ___
30% of abused & neglected children will later ___ - Answer-10 seconds
4-5
4
abuse their own children
Basic facts:
-Almost 1% of children
-US has one of worst records of all industrialized nations
-UN: rights of a child --> all kids have right to pursue life and be taken care of; 3
countries haven't signed --> ___ is one of them bc we don't want other people to tell us
what to do --> we want to write our own rules apparently
-most deaths under age of 4: can't fight back, they cry a lot and cause a lot of stress -->
lots of ___ seen under 4
-slightly ___ girls than boys
-crosses ___ ethnicities; 44% white, 22% Hispanic, 21% AA
-30% abuse own kids: it's how people learn to interact --> becomes cyclical abuse;
abusees abuse
-10% of reports came from people in ___ community - Answer-US
shaken baby syndrome
more
all
medical
State of GA:
108,718 total referrals for child abuse and neglect.
26,952 victims of abuse or neglect in Georgia, a rate of 10.8 per 1,000 children
74.7% were neglected
10.8% were physically abused
3.4% were sexually abused.
113 child deaths resulting from abuse or neglect
10,935 children in Georgia lived apart from their families in out-of-home care
(Cwla.org) - Answer-
how does GA stand regarding child abuse compared to national average? - Answer-
average is higher in GA than national average
why is abuse so common during 1st year of life? - Answer-stressful first year
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