- Unexplained welts and bruises:
- on face, lips, mouth
- on back, torso, buttocks, thighs
- in various stages of healing
- clustered, forming regular patterns
- reflecting shape of article used to inflict
(electric cord, belt buckle)
- on surface areas regularly appear
after absence, weekend or vacation
- Unexplained burns:
- cigar, cigarette burns, especially on
soles, palms or back
- immersion burns(shock-like, glove-like)
- patterned like electric burner, iron, etc.
- rope burns on arms, legs, torso
- Unexplained fractures:
- to skull, nose, facial structure
- multiple or spiral fractures
- Unexplained lacerations or abrasions:
- to mouth, lips, gums, eyes
- to external genitalia
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- Wary of adult contact
- Apprehensive when other children cry
- Aggressiveness or withdrawal
- Frightened of parents
- Afraid to go home
- Reports injury by parents
- Behavioral extremes
- aggressiveness or withdrawal
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