Book reviewed by Sana Ali, ST5 paediatric radiology, and Dr Karl Johnson, 's Hospital. The constellation of findings is highly indicative of non-accidental injury by an adult. Their evidence would have to be regarded as a tissue of lies and their manner of dealing with S would need to have been abusive, violent to the point of sadism, and the subject of a conspiracy of silence given the unlikelihood of such conduct being committed in secret or the strength of S's reaction passing unnoticed. I will quote only two passages, in order to convey the tone and broadly positive view that emerges from this report, at p. 3 and from the Conclusions at p. 16. At 22.30, a further medical clinician's note was written, although the authorship is not clear. Mr Sami Al-Ani He appeared to be frank and open in his answers and not devious. This hearing has run over a prolonged period of months in the course of 2012; in particular because it encountered difficulties in the procurement of the services of one of the experts necessary to address the issues in the case, and also because of practical difficulties in the hearing itself in adducing the important evidence of the children's grandmother from Sri Lanka. Her research interests are in the imaging of suspected child abuse and skeletal dysplasias and in methods of determining which children have fragile bones prone to fracture and which do not. At 6.20pm on 13 October 2011, S was brought to the local hospital, with the presenting complaint "swollen left knee started yesterday." "It was felt that it was a matter of such complexity and range of opinion that it was a matter for court determination.". I accept that the parents have displayed the same level of alertness for S as to her medical needs when they became aware that there was something wrong, as they saw it. Arrested, charged by police and threatened with having their child taken away by Cambridgeshire county council's social workers, it took two years for the Wards to clear their name. I noted in relation to the mother that she gave her evidence calmly, she was quietly spoken, she gave direct and straight answers, she was composed and it appeared that her answers came from her genuine recollection without her giving what might have been expected answers. Her case is that she came to the United Kingdom specifically to support her daughter and son-in-law with the day to day care of the children. I found Professor Nussey to be highly knowledgeable in his field; careful; and able to consider and assist the court on all matters put to him. 6. I summarise these as follows. I noted from her evidence that she was concerned about and focused on the wellbeing of S. It appears that she was the first to notice distress in S; that she appeared to advise that the parents attend a doctor for every aspect of S's wellbeing. It soon became clear that both the police and social services were relying heavily on the evidence of Dr Johnson, who said that William had suffered four fractures which had taken place on at least two or more separate occasions. The advice to 'persist with Infacol' also bears out the father's account. Show number (On examination) Crying ++. 13. S, it is stated, settled after being given Calpol following her vaccination on 20th October 2011. The conclusions are positive. %PDF-1.6
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As for that visit on the 22 September, the Health Visitor said that S was not distressed as far as she could recall.18. However, the identities of the expert witnesses in the case remained shrouded in secrecy. 11. Metaphyseal fracture of the proximal right tibia caused when (a) her right leg had been pulled and twisted by an adult carer; (b) she would have shown distress for 10-15 minutes and would have shown discomfort when her leg was moved. She presented with no bony injury and was discharged. That theory has to overcome the difficulty that observations of S were made when she was seen at the clinic for weighing on the 19 October and for immunisations on 20 October, and the earliest reported symptom in the arm not moving her arm was on Thursday 20 October or Friday 21 October, which arguably places the timing of that fracture later than 19 October, as the Health Visitor and clinic staff could have been expected to notice or pick up symptoms and appearances that were (reportedly) evident to the parents on the Friday, and very apparent to the hospital doctors on Saturday 22 October 2011.29. I do not propose to go through all the responses to the various fractures but what I have mentioned sets out much of the content and gist of the father's response and denials of the local authority's allegations.39. She states that they do not occur accidentally and this type of fracture is highly indicative of non-accidental causation requiring a force well in excess of that used in normal day to day handling of an infant. The Judge formed the view that the maternal grandmother was seeking to assist the Court in her evidence. The judgment that I gave that day is subsumed into this fuller judgment of the court.02. Right lower leg fracture, a metaphyseal fracture of the proximal right tibia (shin bone) (12th September-10th October 2011). I have given a relatively brief overview of the medical evidence adduced by the local authority, but, having reviewed the medical evidence so relied on, I have no difficulty in acknowledging that the inferences to be drawn from the medical expert evidence raise a substantial likelihood that the injuries were caused non-accidentally and by force used by at least one of the adult family members that was in excess of normal day to day handling, although expressing reservation as to what precisely that might mean, and that the evidence of Dr Fairhurst in particular deserves significant weight. She obtained her MBBS while working at Oldchurch Hospital, Essex and trained as a radiologist in Sheffield. At this point I summarise his evidence by identifying the following features: (1) Professor Nussey has a clear and far-reaching understanding of endocrinology and the systems involved with Vitamin D and bone mineralisation. Considering all the evidence on the balance of probabilities I have come to the conclusion that the likely incidence of an increased vulnerability to fracture is the most likely cause of S's injuries. Mr Johnson and Dr Vickers declined to comment. She refers to the times when S was seen by the health visitor when, despite the presence of fractures, nothing untoward was seen on as she puts it 25th July 2011, 3rd August 2011, 22nd September 2011, 19th October 2011 and 20th October 2011. (3) It is not known why some patients with rickets become hypocalcaemic, one of the clinical pictures of rickets or Vitamin D deficiency, and why in some patients with rickets patients have fractures, some have two or three, others have none. 06. He confirmed the presence of the humeral fractures and rib fractures and, following further X-rays, identified what he thought was a healing fracture of the proximal left tibia. Yet even after the criminal case collapsed for lack of evidence and a family court finally decided that the parents posed no threat to their son, the couple were astonished to find that the names of the doctors who had given evidence against them were kept secret. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. I adjourned the hearing with directions for written submissions but anticipated that the particular difficulties of the case, its subject matter and the possible issues arising over evidence, required a further hearing for the parties to address the court having exchanged their submissions. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified, Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics, Medical / Allied Health Services / Imaging Technologies. Metaphyseal bucket-handle fracture of the distal right radius caused when (a) her right wrist had been pulled and twisted by an adult carer; (b) any person present would be immediately aware she had suffered a significant injury. Ms Baldrighi, Back to top of page Infacol was helping When they stopped giving her that the crying worsened.Small vomits with it usually just food coming up with burpingStarted bottle feeding 1/12 [one month] ago.Yesterday, note that [baby] not happy straightening her left knee. The burden of proof lies on the local authority and they have to satisfy the court on the balance of probabilities: see Re B (Care proceedings; standard of proof) [2008] UKHL 35. Paediatric Radiology opens with a chapter devoted to the different imaging modalities, including radiographs, fluroscopy, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear scintigraphy before moving on to more detailed, systems-based chapters. Her evidence was therefore protracted and interrupted and I note Miss Trustman's observation that her evidence lasted in Sri Lankan time from 4:05 pm to 8:20 pm, and I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of that record. (4) He accepts that in relation to injuries such as these some force has to be applied. On 24th October 2011 a skeletal survey detected what appeared to be two left rib fractures. In the last week of the last Parliamentary session the judgement was rubber stamped into law. Right wrist fracture, a metaphyseal (bucket-handle) fracture of the distal right radius (difficult to date). &/6kc`&EnFl!
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It is to be noted that at this time, 13 October 2011, the evidence is that S had already sustained factures of the left 8th and 9th rib and was likely to have sustained her left femoral fracture and fractures to the right and left tibia. This judgment relates to the fact finding hearing concerned with the causation of a number of bone fractures sustained by S at about the age of three months. Steelhouse Lane The Wards took their son to Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, where an x-ray revealed he was suffering from a spiral fracture of the lower right leg, an extremely rare condition in children who have not yet begun to walk. The NPI Enumerator can be reached at (800) 465-3203 or P.O. 43. 8. Doctors, medical appointments, hospitals, medical staff. I note his conclusion that although this did not render S more likely to injury, it might increase bone fragility and thus give rise to fractures at a lower force than would otherwise be the case. Nothing untoward is reported by the clinician who weighed her and the Health Visitor could not recall S as being unhappy.23. I have in particular noted the GP entry reports and the visits made by the parents for checks or routine appointments. Since the medical centre was closed, they took S to the local hospital.25. Displaying companies where the director has shareholdings or significant control. England, Population The strong impression given is that the parents and maternal grandmother are careful, child-focused and conscientious parents who have demonstrated the quality of the attention they have given to dealing with T's special health needs and to S as they have arisen. Dr. Helen Williams is a full time general paediatric radiologist, and has special interests in cross-sectional imaging, feeding studies and radiology training. The parents did not mention the previous weekend's symptoms or the trip to the hospital on 13 October 2011.24. Amaka lectures regularly on various radiology, paediatric, genetic, emergency medicine and orthopaedic courses, locally and nationally. Torus fractures can result from a fall, from a direct blow, or from indirect forces applied to the limb when the leg is gripped and forcibly bent, a force well in excess of normal day to day handling of an infant. The book is an important revision aid as well as an up-to-date reference. The mother's tend to be shorter responses but amplify the general stance of the parents as well as the grandmother that while accepting that the fractures occurred and that they occurred while S was in their care they reject the allegations that they caused the injuries in a non-accidental way. HkBsD R#\#[(!$D(AyLgtJ%{mc8zA&+;*JV [a%4[)Er_'! She is also a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and is a fellow of the RoyalCollege of Radiologists. ,8KaF"*w!$uOEF!1 I never observed either parent react angrily towards each other or either child. "ag`|v#+(U)R1Vrg+1TnD G#qOQOGB[ @+v7#ibHd7X ~6?fJq*bk&~GTQH6To-,dh=>!aFd&02uGo(y
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