Head injury depth may indicate abuse cases in young children

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center physician Dr. Kent Hymel recently examined the differences in the causes, mechanisms, injuries, and outcomes of children under three years of age with various “greatest depths” of head injury. The hope is that greater knowledge of causes and mechanisms of injury can provide more effective methods to prevent and provide protection from child abuse. The findings were recently published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Continue reading