Infant Abusive Head Trauma in a Military Cohort

Administrative data were used to examine rates of, and risk factors for, abusive head trauma, a type of physical child abuse, among military families with infants 12 months old or younger. The rates of infant abusive head trauma are similar to civilian rates. Higher risk of abusive head trauma is associated with lower military pay grade, having a military mother, infant being a boy, prematurity, or having a birth defect.