When Unexplained Injuries

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Disclosure- can be due to physical, sexual, domestic, discriminatory or even institutional abuse. For example if someone want to tell you something because they trust you. It maybe someone that sees abuse taking place such as a care worker hitting a resident. Or a doctor finding unexplained bruises, the abuse is disclosed to the professional, sometimes with a request for confidentiality.
Unexplained injuries- when unexplained injuries are noticed by someone it would be best to seek medical, because the injury may not have been accidental. For example the injury may not have been the result of a fall, but with the help of a professional they will be able to pick up on some clear indications such as bruising on the upper arm may be the result

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