Child abuse : guidelines and applications for primary healthcare practitioners / created by Pretorius Deidre, A J Mbokazi, K K Hlaise and L Jacklin

Introduction and definitions; overview and ethics; risk factors; indicators; long term consequences of child abuse; presentation at the healthcare facility; Health team interaction with the child and parents prevention of secondary trauma; clinical presentation, examination and assessment of the child's development; evidence gathering and investigations; medical photography; mechanism of injury; forensic evidence gathering / medico-legal investigation; management of child abuse; management and dilemmas; role of the primary healthcare team in prevention of child abuse; legislation and court procedure; legislation and the expert witness; avenues of addressing the perpetrator and the legal process; resources in southern Africa.

Sadly, southern Africa is no exception to this statement and every healthcare professional will see survivors of abuse during their career. One of the objectives of Child Abuse: Guidelines and Applications for Primary Healthcare Professionals is to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge to detect such abuse early.