Abuse Flashcards
1
Q
Triangle of safety
A
Ears side of face and neck top of shoulders
2
Q
Non-intentional bruising
A
Forehead Vertex of chin Elbows Knees Shins
3
Q
Intentional bruising
A
Ears Neck Upper arms/legs Abdominal wall Buttocks and anus Genitalia
4
Q
Brushing is rare in
A
Infants/precursors and Becomes more common with age
5
Q
If bruising is seen in non ambulatory child
A
Consider abuse
6
Q
Bony prominences tend
A
To be bruised unintentionally
7
Q
Red/blue/purple
A
Generally associated with recent bruising
8
Q
Yellow brown and green bruising
A
Older and healing
9
Q
Assesment of bruises by color
A
In accurate and no scientific basis
10
Q
Adult bites
A
Intercupsid distance 33 mm
Only one arch
11
Q
Child bites
A
Less than 30 mm intercuspal
Both are he’s
More round teeth
