Negligent Injury Research Articles

HEALTH VISITORS' ROLE IN PREDICTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD INJURIES AND FAILURE TO THRIVE

Health visitors (registered nurses) in Aberdeen, Scotland, administered a brief “maternal attitude questionnaire” and recorded a subjective assessment of mother-child interaction at age 3-4 months on all 7,700 births within the city. During the first two years of life, 1,388 (20%) of these children presented with an injury or failure to thrive (FTT). This index group was matched at age 2 with children from the original group who had no such findings. Within the index group, 76% were seen for accidents, 10% for overtly negligent injuries, and 14% for suspected non-accidental injury or FTT. The questionnaire revealed no significant differences between the index and control groups; however, analysis of the health visitors' subjective assessments revealed that twice as many index children as control children received assessments of “moderate” to “great concern.“ A comparison of outcome variables within the index group revealed that these ratings related significantly to two variables: the higher the level of concern, the more likely an injury would be non-accidental and, within this group, the more likely an injury would be a serious hospitalized case. Of the total study population (2,776), 10% (218) were rated as “moderate” to “great concern.“ Two-thirds of these 218 children later presented with injuries or FTT which might have been prevented by intensive intervention.

Husband and Wife: Right of Wife to Sue for Loss of Consortium Due to Negligent Injury to Husband

Husband and Wife: Right of Wife to Sue for Loss of Consortium Due to Negligent Injury to Husband

Domestic Relations. Wife Is Entitled to Maintain an Action for Loss of Consortium Due to the Negligent Injury of Her Husband

Domestic Relations. Wife Is Entitled to Maintain an Action for Loss of Consortium Due to the Negligent Injury of Her Husband

Agency. Liability of Managing Agent of Government Owned Ship for Negligent Injury to Stevedore

Agency. Liability of Managing Agent of Government Owned Ship for Negligent Injury to Stevedore

Conflict of Laws: Public Policy of the Forum a Bar to Wife's Action against Husband for Negligent Injury

Conflict of Laws: Public Policy of the Forum a Bar to Wife's Action against Husband for Negligent Injury

Damages: Mental Anguish: Recovery Denied for Mental Anguish Arising out of Negligent Injury to Personal Property

Damages: Mental Anguish: Recovery Denied for Mental Anguish Arising out of Negligent Injury to Personal Property

Damages: Recovery for "Loss of Enjoyment" Resulting from Negligent Injury

Damages: Recovery for "Loss of Enjoyment" Resulting from Negligent Injury

Parent and Child. Liability of Parent's Employer to Unemancipated Child for Negligent Injury by Parent

Parent and Child. Liability of Parent's Employer to Unemancipated Child for Negligent Injury by Parent

Bailments. Bailor and Third Persons. Release by Bailee Not a Bar to Bailor's Suit for Negligent Injury to Chattel

Bailments. Bailor and Third Persons. Release by Bailee Not a Bar to Bailor's Suit for Negligent Injury to Chattel

Domestic Relations: Right of Wife to Consortium: Negligent Injury to Husband

Domestic Relations: Right of Wife to Consortium: Negligent Injury to Husband

Torts. Recovery for Physical Effects of Shock Resulting from Negligent Injury to Child of One Shocked

Torts. Recovery for Physical Effects of Shock Resulting from Negligent Injury to Child of One Shocked

Contracts. Tort. Liability of Parent for Negligent Injury to Child. Right of Child as Third Party Beneficiary under Direct Liability Policy

Contracts. Tort. Liability of Parent for Negligent Injury to Child. Right of Child as Third Party Beneficiary under Direct Liability Policy

Parent and Child. Suit by Parent for Negligent Injury Inflicted by Emancipated Minor

Parent and Child. Suit by Parent for Negligent Injury Inflicted by Emancipated Minor

Torts. Charitable Corporations. Liability for Negligent Injury to Employees

Torts. Charitable Corporations. Liability for Negligent Injury to Employees

Contracts: Railroad Tickets: Effect of Conditions in Time-Tables Exempting Railroads from Liability for Negligent Injury

Contracts: Railroad Tickets: Effect of Conditions in Time-Tables Exempting Railroads from Liability for Negligent Injury

Husband and Wife: Wife's Right of Action for Negligent Injuries to Husband

Husband and Wife: Wife's Right of Action for Negligent Injuries to Husband

Husband and Wife: Liability of Husband for Negligent Injury to Wife

Husband and Wife: Liability of Husband for Negligent Injury to Wife

Liability for Negligent Injury to a Contract Relation

Liability for Negligent Injury to a Contract Relation

Husband and Wife: Liability of Husband for Negligent Injury to Wife

Husband and Wife: Liability of Husband for Negligent Injury to Wife

Parent and Child: Liability of the Parent for the Negligent Injury of His Child

Parent and Child: Liability of the Parent for the Negligent Injury of His Child