Date of Presentation

5-5-2022 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has been detrimental for children. Many families have experienced stressors, including unemployment, financial hardship, and familial illness. These factors all pose increased risk for child physical abuse. Limitations in child welfare services affected investigations and provision of services to high-risk families. The extent to which the rates of physical abuse in NJ have been affected is unknown. We sought to answer the question of whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the severity of physical abuse and the incidence of physical abuse presenting to Cooper University Hospital.

We hypothesized that there would be a higher proportion of severe child physical abuse cases presenting to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to prior to the pandemic.

Keywords

COVID-19, Child Abuse, Camden, New Jersey

Disciplines

Community Health | Emergency Medicine | Family Medicine | Medical Humanities | Medicine and Health Sciences | Patient Safety | Pediatrics

Document Type

Poster

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May 5th, 12:00 AM

Investigation of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization Rates of Child Physical Abuse at Cooper University Hospital Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has been detrimental for children. Many families have experienced stressors, including unemployment, financial hardship, and familial illness. These factors all pose increased risk for child physical abuse. Limitations in child welfare services affected investigations and provision of services to high-risk families. The extent to which the rates of physical abuse in NJ have been affected is unknown. We sought to answer the question of whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the severity of physical abuse and the incidence of physical abuse presenting to Cooper University Hospital.

We hypothesized that there would be a higher proportion of severe child physical abuse cases presenting to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to prior to the pandemic.

 

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