child abuse

Question 1

signs of suspected neglect

Answer 1

Absent from school
Bags or steals
Consistently dirty or bad body odor
Lex proper clothes for weather

Question 2

Factors contributing to physical abuse

Answer 2

Domestic violence
Isolation, single parent
Poverty, unemployment
Low self-esteem
Teenage parent
Unrealistic expectation of child’s behavior
Negative view of child

Question 3

What’s the number one trigger for abuse?

Answer 3

colic Crying

Question 4

Warning signs of physical abuse

Answer 4

no history to explain physical findings
injury not consistent with history
Conflicting stories
Seeking medical attention far from home

Question 5

Characteristics of abused kids

Answer 5

Wary of adults
Very compliant
Role reversal
Aggressive towards animals

Question 6

Physical indicators of abuse

Answer 6

patterns
Various stages of healing
Adult size teeth marks, hand print
Shadow bruises
Spiral fracture
Cigarette burns

Question 7

What are the abnormal locations for bruises?

Answer 7

nose
Genitals
Thighs
Upper back
Hamstrings
Calves
Ears

Question 8

rule of TEN

Answer 8

Torso
Ears
Neck

Applies less than four years old

Question 9

PAHT

Answer 9

shaken baby syndrome

Uncontrolled movement of head
Brain violently shakes within skull
Bruising brain tissue leads to bleeding and swelling
Lack of blood supply

Question 10

s/sx PAHT

Answer 10

seizures, posturing
Unequal pupils
High-pitched cry
Bulging fontanelle
Poor feeding
Change in head control

Question 11

perpetrator signs

Answer 11

Male less than 30 years old
Illiterate, education less than high school
Depression, substance abuse
Poor impulse control

Question 12

risk factors of PAHT kids

Answer 12

Male
Premature
Withdrawal symptoms
Special needs
Increased Exposure between child and parent

Question 13

Abnormal bones for fractures

Answer 13

femur, humorous, tibia
Spiral fracture’s
Dislocations without clear history

Unexplained fracture in different stages of healing

Question 14

how to distinguish an accidental burn

Answer 14

Irregular shape
Splash marks

Question 15

how to distinguish immersion Burns

Answer 15

Clear mark of delineation
Sparing inflection creases

Question 16

When trying to call me an infant, can they since your own anxiety?

Answer 16

yes, try to breathe calmly while holding baby close

Question 17

perpetrator signs of sexual abuse

Answer 17

Male
Are close to the child and know them well
Uses coaxing and threats

Question 18

When dealing with an abuse case, can you promise the child that you will not tell their situation

Answer 18

No, never promise not to tell

Question 19

Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Answer 19

Illness that one person, fabricates, or induces in another person for attention

refuse to leave room, hovers

Illness only occurs in presence of them

May use herbal supplements to conflict with medication’s

Question 20

T/F, the perpetrators of MSP are more likely to be the mothers

Answer 20

True