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. 2004 Jun 12;328(7453):1427–1429. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1427

Table 3.

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