Sentinel injuries and indicators of child physical abuse
Sentinel injuries are minor, unexplained injuries in pre-cruising infants that are often the first indication of physical abuse, which may precede more serious harm.[1][1],[2][2] In one study, more than 25% of abused infants had had a previous sentinel injury, and nearly half of the injuries were
Authors
- Ashley Stewart-Tufescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2730-9764)
- Tracie O. Afifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3745-9785)
- Suzanne Kathleen Robinson
- Hannah McDowell
- Megan Cooney
Institutions
- Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251219
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- Canada Research Chairs
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research