ORLANDO, Fla. – Healthcare workers at the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital are reporting an increase in child abuse cases as families stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Donald Plumley is the medical director for pediatric trauma at Arnold Palmer hospital. He said he's concerned by the uptick in child abuse cases and is worried the numbers could grow. "It's tough times we're all going through.
We really need to protect our children through this," Plumley said. Plumley said they normally see one to two trauma cases a month.
In the last few weeks, he said eight kids come to the hospital with severe injuries. Plumley said they were abused by their caregivers. "These are children with, I'm talking multiple fractures, head injures