Impact of “Stay-at-Home” orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study
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In brief
In brief
Multi-institutional study examining how COVID-19 stay-at-home orders affected non-accidental trauma rates in children. Researchers hypothesized initial decreases due to reduced access to mandatory reporters, followed by increases as schools and medical offices reopened.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.
Background
It is unclear how Stay-at-Home Orders (SHO) of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the welfare of children and rates of non-accidental trauma (NAT). We hypothesized that NAT would initially decrease during the SHO as children did not have access to mandatory reporters, and then increase as physicians' offices and schools reopened.
Methods
A multicenter study evaluating patients