Dongwoo Lee, Jin Hee Lee, Young Ho Kwak, Dongbum Suh, Hyuksool Kwon, Do Kyun Kim, Jin Hee Jung, Joong Wan Park, Ha Ni Lee, Jin Hee Kim
BACKGROUND: Although the reporting rate of child abuse is increasing every year, the child abuse detection rate is 3.81% as of 2019 in Korea, which is significantly lower than that of developed countries for child rights. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the associated factors with barriers that emergency physicians face in recognizing and reporting cases of child abuse. METHODS: From May to July 2022, 240 emergency physicians working in the 15 emergency department were asked to participate in the survey via email...
March 18, 2024: Pediatric Emergency Care