Of 6,700 children hospitalized for physical abuse or neglect in 2005, more than 200 died and all fatalities were under age 5, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Health care Research and Quality. Children less than 5 years old comprised 80 percent of all those under 18 years of age who were admitted that year for abuse or neglect. Hospital care for children who suffered physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect cost almost $100 million, AHRQ reported. The average stay for an abused and/or neglected child cost $14,800 -- 75 percent more than the average pediatric admission.
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In 2005, 6,700 children was put in a hospital due to abuse or neglect. Over 200 of these children died and all 200 children were under five years old, reported from News and Numbers. 80 percent of the children in the hospital for abuse or neglect were under the age of 18. Children who are in the hospital that have been physically, sexually, emotionally abused or neglected cost around one hundred million dollars. It normally cost $14,800 for a child to stay in the hospital due to abuse or neglect. There is 75 percent more children in the hospital due to abuse or neglect than a normal admission into the hospital.
"Medical News today ." More than 200 Abused Children Under 5 Died in the U.S hospitals in 2005 (2005): 1. Web. 10 Nov 2010. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/103459.php>.
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