Lurie Children's Child Injury Plausibility Assessment Support Tool (LCAST) App
The LCAST app designed to support recognition of abuse in babies and young children who have bruises. It was developed by researchers Mary Clyde Pierce, MD, and Kim Kaczor, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in partnership with Slingshot and BioDigital.
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Podcast: Identifying Abuse The LCAST App
In this EM Pulse Podcast episode, Dr. Julia Magaña, Dr. Sarah Medeiros, and Dr. Mary Clyde Pierce discuss the new LCAST app developed by Lurie Children’s Hospital to help clinicians identify non-accidental trauma (NAT). The app is quick and easy to use – and it’s even better than using the decision rule alone. Listen to the episode to here!