In Non Accidental Trauma?

Non-accidental trauma (NAT) is an injury that is purposefully inflicted upon a child—in other words, child abuse. Often the injury is to the skin and soft tissue, but approximately a third of NATs are fractures.

What are non-accidental injuries?

What is non-accidental injury? Non-accidental injury or physical abuse is any bodily injury that is deliberately inflicted on a vulnerable person that is considered unacceptable in a given culture at a given time. This may include hitting, kicking, burning, biting or choking.

Who is responsible for non-accidental head trauma?

Factors that are intrinsic to the perpetrator of abuse include relationship to the child, and whether the perpetrator had been abused as a child. Perpetrators are likely to be young parents and female, however males are more likely to be responsible for episodes of NAT resulting in death (13).