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S4 Ep71: Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) with Dr. Kristine Fortin

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The Importance of Observing Ears in Accidents

The rule was validated on children under four but I think in older children too, when you see bruising, I'll explain the different areas. The E stands for ears. And Chris advanced: What, why is that? Is that something just with non-incidental trauma where the parent will squeeze the ears? Is that a common? Yeah. Just also, it's not as common for accidental injuries. There are some accidental ear injuries. But in general, it's rare with normal activities and falling off a bike. Those who don't cruise rarely bruise. So babies who are just lying there and not doing anything, they're not going to get bruises in the same way as a toddler

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