Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Child abuse Indicators

Physical Indicators
Unexplained bruises and welts on the face, throat, upper arms, buttocks, thighs or lower back in unusual patterns or shapes which suggests the use of an instrument (belt buckle, electric cord) on an infant in various stages of healing regularly appear after absence, weekend, or vacation

Unexplained burns cigarette burns, especially found on palms, soles of feet, abdomen, buttocks immersion burns producing "stocking" or "Glove" demarcations on hands and feet; "doughnut shaped" on buttocks or genital area
rope burns

infected burns indicating delay in treatment burns in the shape of common household utensils or appliances

Behavioral Indicators
behavioral extremes (withdrawal, aggression, regression, depression)

inappropriate or excessive fear of parent or caretaker

antisocial behavior such as substance abuse, truancy, running away fear of going home

unbelievable or inconsistent explanation for injuries

lies unusually still while surveying surroundings (for infants)

unusual shyness, wariness of physical contact

1 comment:

  1. i am here kashish,from delhi, em of 19 years ,
    abused in d age of 5-10years old in bhopal,my birth place, i want to fight against this,want to help those who olready sufferd this cruelity,these opressions,these brutality,ie; has been shown by those abhominable creatures,they are actually not human,ofcourse they oll r animals,who do this with innocent kids,as it happen with me as well thats really awfull,but i dont want to lose myself,i want to fight against it ,and want to show my sympathy, my love to those childs who useally suffer this brutal things, i want to be strong ,i want to shoot this depression kind of thing from me,i want to live,i want to fly like others i dont want to spoil my future just because of those animals's blunders...please support me ,understand mee,my grief,my agonies
    and standup and please spread your kind hands for support ,help to cease this brutality ,n to give your love and magical hugs to those abused children so that they could help themself to forget there bruises...there pain,there loneliness,.....

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