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History of non-accidental burns
| • Evasive or changing history |
| • Delayed presentation |
| • No explanation or an implausible mechanism given for the burn |
| • Inconsistency between age of the burn and age given by the history |
| • Inadequate supervision, such as child left in the care of inappropriate person (older sibling) |
| • Lack of guilt about the incident |
| • Lack of concern about treatment or prognosis |
