Professor Alison Kemp

2021

• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2021. Can TEN4 distinguish bruises from abuse, inherited bleeding disorders or accidents?. Archives of Disease in Childhood (10.1136/archdischild-2020-320491)
• Hollen, L.et al. 2021. Evaluation of the efficacy and impact of a clinical prediction tool to identify maltreatment associated with children’s burns. BMJ Paediatrics Open 5(1), article number: e000796. (10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000796)
• Carter, B.et al. 2021. Healthcare use by children and young adults with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 63(1), pp. 75-80. (10.1111/dmcn.14536)
• Glenn, K.et al. 2021. Head computed tomography in suspected physical abuse: time to rethink?. Archives of Disease in Childhood 106(5), pp. 461-466. (10.1136/archdischild-2020-320192)
• Javaid, A.et al. 2021. The influence of agents and mechanisms of injury on anatomical burn locations in children <5 years old with a scald. Archives of Disease in Childhood

2020

• Nuttall, D.et al. 2020. Would shared health visitor and emergency department records improve recognition of child maltreatment within the emergency department? A prospective multicentre study. Child Abuse Review 29(6), pp. 518-528. (10.1002/car.2641)
• Cowley, L. E.et al. 2020. A mixed-methods process evaluation of SafeTea: A multimedia campaign to prevent hot drink scalds in young children and promote burn first aid. Injury Prevention (10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043909)
• Hepburn, K.et al. 2020. Burns and Scalds Assessment Template: standardising clinical assessment of childhood burns in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal 37(6), pp. 351-354. (10.1136/emermed-2019-208595)
• McQuire, C.et al. 2020. The causal web of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a review and causal diagram. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 29, pp. 575-594. (10.1007/s00787-018-1264-3)
• Javaid, A. A.et al. 2020. Contact burns: the influence of agents and mechanisms of injury on anatomical burn locations in children <5 years old and associations with child protection referrals. Archives of Disease in Childhood 105, pp. 580-586. (10.1136/archdischild-2019-318140)
• Bezeczky, Z.et al. 2020. Intensive family preservaton services to prevent out-of-home placement of children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Abuse and Neglect 102, article number: 104394. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104394)
• Pfeiffer, H.et al. 2020. Validation of the PredAHT-2 prediction tool for abusive head trauma. Emergency Medicine Journal 37(3), pp. 119-126. (10.1136/emermed-2019-208893)
• Davies, K.et al. 2020. Incidence of medically attended paediatric burns across the UK. Injury Prevention 26(1), pp. 24-30. (10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042881)
• Nurmatov, U.et al. 2020. Impact of shared decision-making family meetings on children's out-of-home care, family empowerment and satisfaction: a systematic review. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC_Family_Group_Conferencing_Report.pdf

2019

• Cowley, L.et al. 2019. Methodological standards for the development and evaluation of clinical prediction rules: A review of the literature. Diagnostic and Prognostic Research 3, article number: 16. (10.1186/s41512-019-0060-y)
• Carter, B.et al. 2019. Identifying cerebral palsy from routinely-collected data in England and Wales. Clinical Epidemiology 2019(11), pp. 457-468. (10.2147/CLEP.S200748)
• McQuire, C.et al. 2019. Screening prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in a region of the United Kingdom: a population-based birth-cohort study. Preventive Medicine 118, pp. 344-351. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.10.013)
• Brand, S.et al. 2019. Mapping the evidence about what works to safely reduce the entry of children and young people into statutory care: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 9(8), article number: e026967. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026967)
• 2019. Intensive family preservation services to prevent out-of-home placement of children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC-Intensive-Family-Preservation-Services-to-prevent-out-of-home-placement-of-children-v2.pdf

2018

• Cowley, L. E., Farewell, D. M. and Kemp, A. M. 2018. Potential impact of the validated Predicting Abusive Head Trauma (PredAHT) clinical prediction tool: A clinical vignette study. Child Abuse and Neglect 86, pp. 184-196. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.09.017)
• Sheehan, L.et al. 2018. Signs of safety: findings from a mixed methods systematic review focused on reducing the need for children to be in care. Technical Report.
• Nuttall, A. G. L., Paton, K. M. and Kemp, A. M. 2018. To what extent are GCS and AVPU equivalent to each other when assessing the level of consciousness of children with head injury? A cross-sectional study of UK hospital admissions.. BMJ Open 8, article number: e023216. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023216)
• Mullen, S.et al. 2018. Qualitative analysis of clinician experience in utilising the BuRN Tool (Burns Risk assessment for Neglect or abuse Tool) in clinical practice. Burns 44(7), pp. 1759-1766. (10.1016/j.burns.2018.03.013)
• Brand, S.et al. 2018. Mapping the evidence about what works to safely reduce the number of children and young people in statutory care: A systematic scoping review. Technical Report.
• Moody, G.et al. 2018. Establishing the international prevalence of self-reported child maltreatment: a systematic review by maltreatment type and gender. BMC Public Health 18(1), article number: 1164. (10.1186/s12889-018-6044-y)
• Trefan, L.et al. 2018. A comparison of four different imaging modalities - conventional, cross polarized, infra-red and ultra-violet in the assessment of childhood bruising. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 59, pp. 30-35. (10.1016/j.jflm.2018.07.015)
• Pfeiffer, H.et al. 2018. Clinical prediction rules for abusive head trauma: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood 103(8), pp. 776-783. (10.1136/archdischild-2017-313748)
• Cowley, L.et al. 2018. Factors influencing child protection professionals' decision-making and multidisciplinary collaboration in suspected abusive head trauma cases: a qualitative study. Child Abuse & Neglect 82, pp. 178-191. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.06.009)
• Cowley, L. E.et al. 2018. Acceptability of the Predicting Abusive Head Trauma (PredAHT) clinical prediction tool: A qualitative study with child protection professionals. Child Abuse and Neglect 81, pp. 192-205. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.04.022)
• Mullen, S.et al. 2018. Fifteen-minute consultation: Childhood burns: inflicted, neglect or accidental. Archives of disease in childhood.Education and practice edition, pp. edpract-2018. (10.1136/archdischild-2018-315167)
• Nurmatov, U.et al. 2018. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of first aid interventions for burns given to caregivers of children: A systematic review. Burns 44(3), pp. 512-523. (10.1016/j.burns.2017.05.022)
• Pfeiffer, H.et al. 2018. External validation of the PediBIRN clinical prediction rule for abusive head trauma. Pediatrics 141(5), article number: e20173674. (10.1542/peds.2017-3674)
• Debelle, G. D.et al. 2018. Abusive head trauma and the triad: a critique on behalf of RCPCH of ‘Traumatic shaking: the role of the triad in medical investigations of suspected traumatic shaking’. Archives of Disease in Childhood 103(6), pp. 606-610. (10.1136/archdischild-2017-313855)
• Kemp, A.et al. 2018. Raising suspicion of maltreatment from burns: Derivation and validation of the BuRN-Tool. Burns 44(2), pp. 335-343. (10.1016/j.burns.2017.08.018)
• Harris, C.et al. 2018. Optimising the measurement of bruises in children across conventional and cross polarized images using segmentation analysis techniques in Image J, Photoshop and circle diameter measurements. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 54, pp. 114-120. (10.1016/j.jflm.2017.12.020)

2017

• Hibberd, O.et al. 2017. Childhood bruising distribution observed from eight mechanisms of unintentional injury. Archives of Disease in Childhood 102(12), pp. 1103-1109. (10.1136/archdischild-2017-312847)
• Johnson, E.et al. 2017. Agents, mechanisms and clinical features of non-scald burns in children: a prospective UK study. Burns 43(6), pp. 1218-1226. (10.1016/j.burns.2017.01.036)
• Lugg-Widger, F.et al. 2017. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open 7, article number: e015728. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015728)
• Naughton, A. M.et al. 2017. Ask Me! Self-reported features of adolescents experiencing neglect or emotional maltreatment: a rapid systematic review. Child: Care, Health and Development 43(3), pp. 348-360. (10.1111/cch.12440)

2016

• McQuire, C.et al. 2016. Objective measures of prenatal alcohol exposure: a systematic review. Pediatrics 138(3), article number: e20160517. (10.1542/peds.2016-0517)
• Collins, P.et al. 2016. Patterns of bruising in preschool children with inherited bleeding disorders: a longitudinal study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, pp. 401-413. (10.1136/archdischild-2015-310196)
• Kemp, A.et al. 2016. Selecting children for head CT following head injury. Archives of Disease in Childhood 101(10), pp. 929-934. (10.1136/archdischild-2015-309078)
• Trefan, L.et al. 2016. Epidemiology of children with head injury: a national overview. Archives of Disease in Childhood 101(6), pp. 527-532. (10.1136/archdischild-2015-308424)
• Robling, M.et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation program for first-time teenage mothers (building blocks). Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71(5), pp. 263-265. (10.1097/OGX.0000000000000325)
• Pawlik, M.et al. 2016. Children with burns referred for child abuse evaluation: Burn characteristics and co-existent injuries. Child Abuse & Neglect 55, pp. 52-61. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.03.006)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2016. Theoretical re-analysis of two previously published datasets. The Journal of Pediatrics 171, pp. 321. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.021)
• Hughes, J.et al. 2016. Biomechanical characteristics of head injuries from falls in children younger than 48 months. Archives of Disease in Childhood 101, pp. 310-315. (10.1136/archdischild-2014-306803)
• Robling, M.et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet 387(10014), pp. 146-155. (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00392-X)
• Rees, P.et al. 2016. A systematic review of the probability of asphyxia in children aged <2 years with unexplained epistaxis. Journal of Pediatrics 168, pp. 178-184. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.043)
• Johnson, E. L.et al. 2016. Exploring the acceptability of a clinical decision rule to identify paediatric burns due to child abuse or neglect. Emergency Medicine Journal 33, pp. 465-470. (10.1136/emermed-2014-204568)

2015

• Burrows, P.et al. 2015. Head injury from falls in children younger than 6 years of age. Archives of Disease in Childhood 100(11), pp. 1032-1037. (10.1136/archdischild-2014-307119)
• Jones, M. D.et al. 2015. Development of a computational biomechanical infant model for the investigation of infant head injury by shaking. Medicine, Science and the Law 55(4), pp. 291-299. (10.1177/0025802414564495)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2015. A systematic review of the emotional, behavioural and cognitive features exhibited by school-aged children experiencing neglect or emotional abuse. Child: Care, Health and Development 41(5), pp. 641-653. (10.1111/cch.12227)
• Cowley, L.et al. 2015. Validation of a Prediction Tool for Abusive Head Trauma. Pediatrics 136(2), pp. 290-298. (10.1542/peds.2014-3993)
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2015. Patterns of bruising in preschool children - a longitudinal study. Archives of Disease in Childhood 100(5), pp. 426-431. (10.1136/archdischild-2014-307120)
• Cosway, B.et al. 2015. Occult rib fractures: defining the cause. Child Abuse Review 24(1), pp. 6-15. (10.1002/car.2260)
• Lawson, Z. F.et al. 2015. How consistently do we measure bruises? A comparison of manual and electronic methods. Child Abuse Review 24(1), pp. 28-36. (10.1002/car.2217)

2014

• Kemp, A., Cowley, L. and Maguire, S. 2014. Spinal injuries in abusive head trauma: patterns and recommendations. Pediatric Radiology 44(4), pp. 604-612. (10.1007/s00247-014-3066-1)
• Maguire, S., Okolie, C. and Kemp, A. 2014. Burns as a consequence of child maltreatment. Paediatrics and Child Health 24(12), pp. 557-561. (10.1016/j.paed.2014.07.014)
• Evans, S.et al. 2014. Guidelines for photography of cutaneous marks and injuries: a multi-professional perspective. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine 37(1-2), pp. 3-12. (10.3109/17453054.2014.911152)
• Evans, S.et al. 2014. Focussing on the future: Survey results on the image capture of patterned cutaneous injuries. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 24, pp. 7-11. (10.1016/j.jflm.2014.02.007)
• Bhatia, S.et al. 2014. Characteristics of child dental neglect: A systematic review. Journal of Dentistry 42(3), pp. 229-239. (10.1016/j.jdent.2013.10.010)
• Kemp, A.et al. 2014. Patterns of burns and scalds in children. Archives of Disease in Childhood 99(4), pp. 316-321. (10.1136/archdischild-2013-304991)
• Graham, E. A. M.et al. 2014. Defining background DNA levels found on the skin of children aged 0-5 years. International Journal of Legal Medicine 128(2), pp. 251-258. (10.1007/s00414-013-0906-8)
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2014. Contact, cigarette and flame burns in physical abuse: A systematic review. Child Abuse Review 23(1), pp. 35-47. (10.1002/car.2278)
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2014. Bruising in children who are assessed for suspected physical abuse. Archives of Disease in Childhood 99, pp. 108-113. (10.1136/archdischild-2013-304339)

2013

• Davies, M.et al. 2013. How much do parents know about first aid for burns?. Burns 39(6), pp. 1083-1090. (10.1016/j.burns.2012.12.015)
• Naughton, A. M.et al. 2013. Emotional, behavioral, and developmental features indicative of neglect or emotional abuse in preschool children: A systematic review. JAMA Pediatrics 167(8), pp. 769-775. (10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.192)
• Owen-Jones, C. E.et al. 2013. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 13(114) (10.1186/1471-2431-13-114)
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2013. Real-time feedback can improve infant manikin cardiopulmonary resuscitation by up to 79%- A randomised controlled trial. Resuscitation 84(8), pp. 1125-1130. (10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.03.029)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2013. A systematic review of abusive visceral injuries in childhood - their range and recognition. Child Abuse & Neglect 37(7), pp. 430-445. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.10.009)
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2013. Does a more "physiological" infant manikin design effect chest compression quality and create a potential for thoracic over-compression during simulated infant CPR?. Resuscitation 84(5), pp. 666-671. (10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.10.005)
• Watts, P.et al. 2013. Newborn retinal hemorrhages: A systematic review. Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 17(1), pp. 70-78. (10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.07.012)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2013. A systematic review of the differential diagnosis of retinal haemorrhages in children with clinical features associated with child abuse. Child Abuse Review 22(1), pp. 29-43. (10.1002/car.2224)
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2013. Do chest compressions during simulated infant CPR comply with international recommendations?. Archives of Disease in Childhood 98, pp. 576-581. (10.1136/archdischild-2012-302583)

2012

• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2012. Retinal haemorrhages and related findings in abusive and non-abusive head trauma: a systematic review. Eye 27, pp. 28-36. (10.1038/eye.2012.213)
• Prosser, I.et al. 2012. A timetable for the radiologic features of fracture healing in young children. American Journal of Roentgenology 198(5), pp. 1014-1020. (10.2214/AJR.11.6734)
• Ng, W. S.et al. 2012. Development and validation of a standardized tool for reporting retinal findings in abusive Head trauma. American Journal of Ophthalmology 154(2), pp. 333-339.e5. (10.1016/j.ajo.2012.02.007)
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2012. Increased incidence of CPR-related rib fractures in infants - is it related to changes in CPR technique? [Letter]. Resuscitation 83(4), pp. e109. (10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.08.034)

2011

• Lawson, Z. F.et al. 2011. Which is the preferred image modality for paediatricians when assessing photographs of bruises in children?. International Journal of Legal Medicine 125(6), pp. 825-830. (10.1007/s00414-010-0532-7)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2011. Estimating the probability of abusive head trauma: a pooled analysis. Pediatrics 128(3), pp. e550-e564. (10.1542/peds.2010-2949)
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2011. Do chest compressions, during paediatric CPR, cause thoracic trauma?. Presented at: International Society of Biomechanics Congress XXIII, Brussels, Belgium, 3-7 July 2011.
• Martin, P.et al. 2011. Chest compression quality during infant CPR. Presented at: International Society of Biomechanics Congress XXIII, Brussels, Belgium, 3-7 July 2011.
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2011. Neuroimaging: what neuroradiological features distinguish abusive from non-abusive head trauma? A systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood 96(12), pp. 1103-1112. (10.1136/archdischild-2011-300630)
• Kemp, A. M. 2011. Abusive head trauma: recognition and the essential investigation. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 96(6), pp. 202-208. (10.1136/adc.2009.170449)
• Lawson, Z. F.et al. 2011. Clinical photography of bruises: measurement variability and image modality preference. Archives of Diseases in Childhood 96(s1), pp. A93-A94. (10.1136/adc.2011.212563.217)
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2011. Computational simulation of head accelerations generated by the 'Shaken Baby Syndrome'. Presented at: ESB2010: 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, UK, 5-8 July 2010.
• Martin, P. S.et al. 2011. Chest compression performance during infant CPR [Abstract]. Archives of Diseases in Childhood 96(S1), article number: A86. (10.1136/adc.2011.212563.200)

2010

• Martin, P. S.et al. 2010. Development of a 9 month old model for the computational simulation of traumatic injuries to infants. Presented at: 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB2010), Edinburgh, UK, 5-8 July 2010.
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2010. What are the clinical and radiological characteristics of spinal injuries from physical abuse: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood 95(5), pp. 355-360. (10.1136/adc.2009.169110)
• Kemp, A. M. 2010. Abusive head trauma [Abstract]. Child: Care, Health and Development 36(s1), pp. 29. (10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01058.x)

2009

• Paranjothy, S.et al. 2009. The incidence and aetiology of epistaxis in infants: a population-based study. Archives of Disease in Childhood 94(6), pp. 421-424. (10.1136/adc.2008.144881)
• Gilbert, R.et al. 2009. Responding to child maltreatment - Authors' reply. Lancet 373(9671), pp. 1251. (10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60725-X)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2009. Which clinical features distinguish inflicted from non-inflicted brain injury? A systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood 94(11), pp. 860-867. (10.1136/adc.2008.150110)
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2009. What neuroimaging should be performed in children in whom inflicted brain injury (iBI) is suspected? A systematic review. Clinical Radiology 64(5), pp. 473-483. (10.1016/j.crad.2008.11.011)
• Gilbert, R.et al. 2009. Recognising and responding to child maltreatment. The Lancet 373(9658), pp. 167-180. (10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61707-9)
• Saperia, J.et al. 2009. When to suspect child maltreatment: summary of NICE guidance. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 339(b2689), pp. 230-232. (10.1136/bmj.b2689)

2008

• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2008. A systematic review of the features that indicate intentional scalds in children. Burns 34(8), pp. 1072-1081. (10.1016/j.burns.2008.02.011)
• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2008. Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: systematic review. BMJ 337, article number: a1518. (10.1136/bmj.a1518)
• Kemp, A. M. and Maguire, S. A. 2008. Child protection. In: McIntosh, N. et al. eds. Forfar & Arneil's textbook of pediatrics. 7th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, pp. 45-53.
• Dubbins, P. et al. eds. 2008. Standards for radiological investigations of suspected non-accidental injury. London, UK: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

2006

• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2006. Which radiological investigations should be performed to identify fractures in suspected child abuse? A Systematic Review. Clinical Radiology 61(9), pp. 723-36. (10.1016/j.crad.2006.03.017)
• Lyons, R. A.et al. 2006. Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 18(4), article number: CD003600. (10.1002/14651858.CD003600)

2005

• Payne, H.et al. 2005. Benefits of interprofessional learning: an interprofessional MSc in child health. Hospital Medicine 66(4), pp. 239-241.
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2005. Can you age bruises accurately in children? A systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood 90(2), pp. 187-189. (10.1136/adc.2003.044073)
• Maguire, S. A.et al. 2005. Are there patterns of bruising in childhood which are diagnostic or suggestive of abuse?  A Systematic Review. Archives of Disease in Childhood 90(2), pp. 182-6. (10.1136/adc.2003.044065)

2004

• Ellaway, B. A.et al. 2004. Are abused babies protected from further abuse?. Archives of Disease in Childhood 89(9), pp. 845-846. (10.1136/adc.2003.035493)

2003

• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2003. Apnoea and brain swelling in non-accidental head injury. Archives of Disease in Childhood 88(6), pp. 472-6. (10.1136/adc.88.6.472)

2002

• Kemp, A. M.et al. 2002. Preventing deaths by drowning in children in the United Kingdom: have we made progress in 10 years? Population based incidence study. British Medical Journal 324(7345), pp. 1070-1. (10.1136/bmj.324.7345.1070)
• Dunstan, F. D. J.et al. 2002. A scoring system for bruise patterns: a tool for identifying abuse. Archives of Disease in Childhood 86(5), pp. 330-333. (10.1136/adc.86.5.330)

1999

• Sibert, J. R.et al. 1999. Preventing injuries in public playgrounds through partnership between health services and local authority: community intervention study. BMJ 318(7198), pp. 1595. (10.1136/bmj.318.7198.1595)

1997

• Mott, A.et al. 1997. Safety of surfaces and equipment for children in playgrounds. The Lancet 349(9069), pp. 1874-1876. (10.1016/s0140-6736(96)10343-3)