Qualified immunity: Pure heart and empty head

I don't know about you, but lately, over the past 2 or 3 years, we have seen a slight uptick in patient presentations where we must ask ourselves whether we are looking at a possible case of child abuse. The facts of Nelson v Lindaman, No. 13-0719 (Iowa Sup. Ct. April 24, 2015), had the following facts. A child was brought to the emergency room suffering from an arm fracture. The treating emergency room physician doubted the father's account of the injury and reported suspected child abuse to the proper authorities.

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