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Table 1 Screening indicators created in 2009 and used in clinical practice from 2010.

From: Early recognition of child abuse through screening indicators at the emergency department: experience of a tertiary urban pediatric hospital

CLUSTER

ITEM

ANAMNESTIC DECLARATIONS OR INCONGRUENCES

Statement / accusation of abuse

Statement / suspicion of domestic violence

Statement / suspicion of sexual abuse

A history that does not explain the cause of the injury or the detected pathologies, inconsistent medical history with the cause of the injuries, medical history not compatible with clinical objectivity detected

CARELESSNESS/NEGLECT

Exposure to the use of drugs

Child in conditions of neglect

Severe physical neglect (of care pathology)

Obvious and serious lack of timely medical treatment and failure to respect medical care specifically recommended, which has adversely affected the health of a child

EVIDENT LESIONS AT THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

Unexplained bruising

Unexplained burns or burns extended to more than 10% of the body surface, cigarette burns, burns on the genitals

Evidence of traumatic injuries occurred at different times, especially on children aged 3 years or less

Fractures without a coherent history. Fractures in children aged 3 years or less

Drowning / violent mechanical asphyxia

Precipitation