Main description:

This new compendium contains an AAP clinical practice guideline, policy statements, clinical reports, and technical reports related to the prevention of injuries in and violence toward the pediatric population.

Sections include

Abuse and Suspected Abuse
Firearms and Explosives
Household Injuries
Motorized Vehicle Safety
Sports and Recreation
Strangulation and Suffocation
Violence Prevention and Treatment
And much more...

Contents:

Section 1: Abuse and Suspected Abuse Clinical Considerations Related to the Behavioral Manifestations of Child Maltreatment
Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children
Evaluating Children with Fractures for Child Physical Abuse
Evaluating for Suspected Child Abuse: Conditions That Predispose to Bleeding
Evaluation for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child Abuse
The Evaluation of Suspected Child Physical Abuse
The Eye Examination in Evaluation of Child Abuse
Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect
Section 2: Firearms and Explosives Firearm-Related Injuries Affecting the Pediatric Population
Fireworks-Related Injuries to Children
Injury Risk of Nonpowder Guns
Section 3: Household Injuries Drinking Water from Private Wells and Risks to Children
Exposure to Nontraditional Pets at Home and to Animals in Public Settings: Risks to Children
Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity
Prevention of Choking Among Children
Prevention of Drowning
Reducing the Number of Deaths and Injuries From Residential Fires
Section 4: Motorized Vehicle Safety Child Passenger Safety
Lawn Mower-Related Injuries to Children
Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs
School Bus Transportation of Children With Special Health Care Needs
School Transportation Safety
Snowmobiling Hazards
The Teen Driver
Section 5: Sports and Recreation Baseball and Softball
Boxing Participation by Children and Adolescents
Cheerleading Injuries: Epidemiology and Recommendations for Prevention
Climatic Heat Stress and Exercising Children and Adolescents
Overuse Injuries, Overtraining, and Burnout in Child and Adolescent Athletes
Reducing Injury Risk From Body Checking in Boys' Youth Ice Hockey
Soccer Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents
Tackling in Youth Football
Trampoline Safety in Childhood and Adolescence
Youth Participation and Injury Risk in Marital Arts
Section 6: Strangulation and Suffocation Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (Formerly Apparent Life-Threatening Events) and Evaluation of Lower-Risk Infants
Identifying Child Abuse Fatalities During Infancy
SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment
Section 7: Violence Prevention and Treatment Care of the Adolescent After an Acute Sexual Assault
Impact of Music, Movie Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children and Youth
Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of the Pediatrician
Media Violence
Role of the Pediatrician in Youth Violence Prevention
The Effects of Armed Conflict on Children
Section 8: Miscellaneous Child Fatality Review
Clinical Practice Policy to Protect Children From Tobacco, Nicotine, and Tobacco Smoke
Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health
E-Cigarettes and Similar Devices
Pedestrian Safety
Pediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological or Nuclear Emergencies
Pesticide Exposure in Children
Shopping Cart-Related Injuries to Children