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Slide 1:Child Abuse: An EMS Nightmare By Robert S. Cole Paramedic, CCEMT-P
Slide 2:\"There is no more fundamental test of a society than how it treats its children.\" By: --Ronald Reagan
Slide 3: Revision Info • Last Revised 12-08-04 • For Info contact Steve Cole at: –colemedic@hotmail.com
Slide 4: Objectives • Recognize 4 major categories of Child Abuse • Understand reporting requirements of abuse. • Understand common presentations of abuse • Understand common misidentified abuse.
Slide 5: Types of Child Abuse • Neglect - failure to meet basic needs • Physical - intentional infliction of physical injury • Sexual - sexual contact or exploitation • Emotional - behaviors resulting in humiliation, rejection, fear, isolation, etc.



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