Who else but Raiders fullback Jon Ritchie, English major at Stanford, fan of Middle English and Herman Melville, could accurately mock his own strange bruising patterns by comparing them to specific eras on the evolutionary timeline?
None of gender, season or the level of social deprivation significantly influenced bruising patterns, although having a sibling increased the mean number of bruises.
As far as we are aware, there have been no other studies comparing bruising patterns in children where PA was confirmed with those where PA was suspected but excluded after assessment.
Petechiae, linear or bruises with distinct pattern, bruises in clusters, additional injuries or a child known to social services for previous child abuse concerns were significantly more likely in PA.
Linear bruises or bruises with distinct pattern (slap mark, finger tip bruising or matching an implement or object) were seen in 51 children (47 physically abused, 4 PA-excluded) OR for PA 5.9 (CI 2.1 to 16.7).
10 This study aims to describe the number and distribution of bruises sustained from everyday activities and accidents in a UK population of preschool children, to explore between and within child variation, the changing pattern of bruises with stages of motor development, and the relationship between bruising and gender, ethnicity, season, sibling order and socioeconomic status.
Insufficient research has been done on forensic questions, such as the ageing or pattern of bruises or the significance of human bite marks.
Called in by the E.R. staff, Dr. Susan Lamb, a pediatrician specializing in child abuse, noted a pattern of bruising "consistent with an adult hand gripping the calf" and a fracture caused by "extreme" force, according to a South Carolina Department of Social Services report.
While stating that he found no evidence of a systematic beating, Dr. Dawson said that the pattern of bruises showed that some of the officers had displayed "some signs of animosity toward" Mr. Hughes.
A chiffon tunic draped over narrow pants was a more energetic version of the layered dresses, which were sometimes impregnated with a tulip head pattern in bruised plum colors.
