Laskey Antoinette, Haney Suzanne, Northrop Sarah
Department of Pediatrics, Primary Children's Hospital, Center for Safe and Healthy Families, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1;150(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058879.
Sexual abuse or exploitation of children is never acceptable. Such behavior by pediatricians and health care professionals is particularly concerning because of the trust that children and their families place on adults in the health care profession. The American Academy of Pediatrics stands strongly behind the social and moral prohibition against sexual abuse or exploitation of children by health care professionals. Pediatricians and health care professionals should be trained to recognize and abide by appropriate provider-patient boundaries. Medical institutions should screen staff members for a history of child abuse issues, train them to respect and maintain appropriate boundaries, and establish policies and procedures to receive and investigate concerns about patient abuse. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure the safety of children in health care settings and to scrupulously follow appropriate legal and ethical reporting and investigation procedures.
对儿童的性虐待或剥削绝不能被接受。儿科医生和医疗保健专业人员的此类行为尤其令人担忧，因为儿童及其家庭对医疗保健行业的成年人寄予了信任。美国儿科学会坚定支持社会和道德层面禁止医疗保健专业人员对儿童进行性虐待或剥削的规定。儿科医生和医疗保健专业人员应接受培训，以识别并遵守适当的医患界限。医疗机构应筛查工作人员是否有虐待儿童问题的历史，培训他们尊重并维持适当的界限，并制定接收和调查有关患者虐待问题的政策和程序。每个人都有责任确保儿童在医疗保健环境中的安全，并严格遵循适当的法律和道德报告及调查程序。
