The Role
of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's
Bureau Cage & Salus This manual, written for first - response professionals, such as
emergency medical technicians, child protective
services caseworkers, and law enforcement officers, discusses the various types and signs
of child maltreatment they may encounter in their work, what they and their agencies can do to respond to suspected child maltreatment in
emergencies and disasters, and how to prepare for such situations.