Citation

Fossum RM, Descheneaux KA. J. Forensic Sci. 1991; 36(1): 47-50.

Affiliation

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Concord, NH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2007879

Abstract

Abdominal trauma in children is usually due to motor vehicle accidents or falls, but child abuse is also a common cause. Injuries to the small intestine are particularly worrisome because symptoms may not appear for hours, days, or even weeks. This can cause significant difficulty for the investigator trying to determine when an injury occurred, or who may have caused it.

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