It can be difficult to spot non-accidental injuries. In some cases, signs can be missed because they are complex, and it is unclear what has happened. The following resources are useful for anyone working or volunteering with young children.
Unexplained, Non-accidental Bruising or Injuries to Babies and Young Children Resources
National Review of Non-Accidental Injury in under 1s (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Bruising in non-mobile infants (publishing.service.gov.uk)
SET Procedures – Non-Accidental Injury (NAI)
Management of Suspicious, Unexplained Injuries or Bruising in Children for Frontline Practitioners
SOUTHEND, ESSEX AND THURROCK MULTI-AGENCY PROTOCOL – May 2022 Version 2
NICE
full-guideline-pdf-243694625 (nice.org.uk) - Ctrl + F, then type in Bruise or Injury or Non-Accidental or Shaking
NSPCC
Bruises on children (CORE-INFO leaflet) (nspcc.org.uk)
CORE – INFO: Head and spinal injuries in children (nspcc.org.uk)
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
One Minute Guide – Unintentional Injuries in the Under 5’s
7 Point Briefing - Learning relating to non-accidental injury in a baby
Lewisham Safeguarding Partnership
East Sussex
Non-Accidental Injury Under 5 Deep Dive: Summary for Practitioners & Managers April 2021
Virtual College
Learning from SCR’s (Free online course)
The course modules contain up to 10 case scenarios based on the following eight SCR themes:
If you have found any of these resources particularly helpful, please do let us know by emailing escb@essex.gov.uk
Non-accidental injuries - click to access training opportunities
There is also e-learning available on the ESCA e-learning platform, which can be accessed using this link https:/esca.essexacl.ac.uk/login/index.php