Bites in a child where child maltreatment should be suspected or considered

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bites in a child where child maltreatment should be suspected or considered:

child maltreatment should be suspected if there is a report or appearance of a human bite mark that is thought unlikely to have been caused by a young child

neglect should be considered if there is a report or appearance of an animal bite on a child who has been inadequately supervised

for the purposes of the guideline (1), to consider child maltreatment means that maltreatment is one possible explanation for the alerting feature or is included in the differential diagnosis

for the purposes of the guideline (1), to suspect child maltreatment means a serious level of concern about the possibility of child maltreatment but is not proof of it

NICE (July 2009). When to suspect child maltreatment.

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