Journal article
Learning from tragedy: a survey of child and adolescent restraint fatalities.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This descriptive study examines 45 child and adolescent fatalities related to restraints in residential (institutional) placements in the United States from 1993 to 2003. METHOD: The study team used common Internet search engines as its primary case discovery strategy to determine the frequency and the nature of the fatalities, as well as the characteristics of the children and the adolescents involved. RESULTS: Male children and …
Authors
Nunno MA; Holden MJ; Tollar A
Journal
Child Abuse Negl, Vol. 30, No. 12, pp. 1333–1342
Publication Date
12 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.02.015
ISSN
0145-2134