Inflicted versus unintentional injury: towards improved detection and surveillance of supervisory neglect

Background Many children evaluated for child abuse have non-inflicted injuries due to supervisory neglect. Despite its prevalence, supervisory neglect has received minimal attention. Methods We performed a retrospective review of patients maintained in a hospital forensic registry. Text analytics software was used to classify types of supervisory neglect from reported mechanism of injury (MOI). Logistic regression was used to assess risks...