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As such, EDs are primary screening locations for early identification of maltreatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2025-0231_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our objective was to assess rates of maltreatment among pediatric patients presenting to the\u00a0ED.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2025-0231_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a cross-sectional analysis of pediatric ED visits utilizing data from the Center for Disease Control\u2019s (CDC) National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS, 2019\u20132022). Child maltreatment was identified by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnosis codes of confirmed and suspected maltreatment, examinations performed after sexual assault, problems related to upbringing, malnutrition, and chief complaint codes for \u2018child abuse,\u2019 \u2018sexual abuse,\u2019 or \u2018rape.\u2019 Design-based chi-squared tests and regression models were utilized to determine associations between sociodemographic factors, comorbidities, wait time, and length of stay for these patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2025-0231_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our sample included 13,896 pediatric visits. After applying sampling weights, 1.4\u202f% of pediatric ED visits (422,755 visits annually) were related to maltreatment. Of these visits, 62.7\u202f% were for examinations after sexual assault, 31.2\u202f% included maltreatment, and 6.1\u202f% were for problems related to upbringing or malnourishment. No significant associations were observed by race, age, insurance, sex, or rurality. When evaluating associations between comorbidities and child maltreatment\u2013related visits, associations of asthma, substance use, and developmental disorders were statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). Additionally, visits for these encounters were 28.0\u202fminutes longer compared to other visits (p=0.040).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2025-0231_abs_005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings show maltreatment-affected children across sociodemographics between 2019 and 2022, with more than 420,000 cases presenting to the ED annually. Our results showed that higher rates of maltreatment were found among children with substance use and developmental disorders. At the hospital level, maltreatment visits were often longer than usual visits, but with shorter boarded time\u00a0\u2013\u00a0more arriving via ambulance compared to other visits. This underscores the urgent need for comprehensive education and training for all ED staff on how to recognize and respond to child maltreatment across diverse populations. Taking a comprehensive history as well as implementing evidence-based protocols can help increase sensitivity to child maltreatment in EDs across the United\u00a0States.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jom-2025-0231","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,12]],"date-time":"2026-03-12T22:09:51Z","timestamp":1773353391000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Epidemiology of pediatric abuse- and neglect-associated emergency department visits in the United\u00a0States: an analysis of the 2019\u20132022 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey"],"prefix":"10.1515","author":[{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Oberlander","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"33264 Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Office of Medical Student Research , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nam","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"33264 Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Office of Medical Student Research , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6810-6571","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Micah","family":"Hartwell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation, Office of Medical Student Research , Tahlequah , OK , USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9376-1524","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amy D.","family":"Hendrix-Dicken","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics , University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1100-466X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christine","family":"Beeson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics , University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026031300320802742_j_jom-2025-0231_ref_001","unstructured":"US Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau. 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