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Category Archives: Criminal Law

Neglect by IHSS Providers for Elderly/Disabled

Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal)By Tara Godoy

Care provided in home for elderly and dependent people is often through a governmental program called IHSS or similar. For a description of the care provided and what tasks are permitted by these caregivers check…

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Mimics for Failure to Thrive

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Mimics for Failure to Thrive include non-organic causes, such as improperly educated parents; and organic causes, such as medical conditions that impede the body’s ability to utilize nutrients.

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Diagnosing Failure to Thrive

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Weight alone is not the sole factor in diagnosing failure to thrive. As the definitions in this blog post indicate, it is “growth parameters” that are recorded, not just the weight. It is the weight…

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Symptoms of Malnourishment

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Symptoms of malnourishment are weight loss, stagnancy in weight gain, growth retardation, seizures, and developmental delays.

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Differentiating Failure to Thrive From Malnourishment

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Defining Malnourishment and Failure to Thrive: Malnourishment is an issue of supply versus demand of nutrients. Failure to thrive is the failure to grow appropriately according to the standard growth patterns of similarly aged children.…

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Trauma In Pregnancy

Blunt Force Trauma, Criminal Law, Labor & DeliveryBy Tara Godoy

Trauma is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States. Motor vehicle crashes are the most frequent, followed by violence and assault. A study done in Maryland found that between 1993 and…

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Bath Salts – What’s the Buzz?

Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

In 2012, poison centers took over 2500 calls regarding bath salts.

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Tuesday MedBytes

Civil Law, Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

Criminal Topics Georgia inmate granted last-minute stays of execution PTSD Linked to Smaller Brain Area Regulating Fear Response

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Tuesday MedBytes

Civil Law, Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

Criminal Topics Buffering Against Alcohol DNA test to prove innocence first of its kind in Wyoming Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment

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Fatal Pediatric Head Injuries Caused by Short-Distance Falls

Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

Fatal Pediatric Head Injuries Caused by Short-Distance Falls John Plunkett, MD I recently attended a lecture given by a District Attorney that discussed the investigation of child abuse cases. These are notes taken from his…

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Child Abuse Series (2 of 3) – Abusive Head Trauma

Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

This is the third in a three part series on child abuse. This issue covers Shaken Baby Syndrome or Abusive Head Trauma; the April issue covered Bruising and Fractures and the July issue covered Failure to Thrive, Neglect and…

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Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Neglect

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Robert W. Block, MD; Nancy F. Krebs, MD; and the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Committee on Nutrition Note: The article referenced here is a Clinical Report by the American Academy of…

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