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. 2013 Oct;18(8):433–437.
  • Infant
    • Postcircumcision bleeding
    • Birth cephalohematoma
    • Umbilical stump bleeding or delayed stump separation
    • Postvenipuncture bleeding
    • Macroscopic hematuria
    • Petechiae at clothing line pressure sites
    • Bruising at sites of object pressure, such as infant car seat fasteners
  • Index child or family members
    • Spontaneous, easy or excessive bruising
    • Mucocutaneous bleeding (eg, gingival bleeding)
    • Epistaxis that is spontaneous, lasts >10 min or requires medical treatment
    • Bleeding from minor wounds that lasts >15 min or recurs within seven days
    • Prolonged bleeding after surgical procedures
    • Bruises with palpable lumps beneath them
    • Joint swelling with minor injury
    • Blood in the stool or urine
    • Menorrhagia
    • Unexplained anemia
    • History of blood transfusion

Adapted from references 33,37