Tell-Tale Color Changes: Camera Can Find Age of a Bruise
Changes in bruise color allow doctors to draw conclusions about when an injury occurred.
To determine physical abuse of a child, several warning signs must be considered: Is the child scared? Are bruises present, and if so, where? What do the parents say happened to the child? Although a physician can pick up on most of these signals, a conviction based on this information alone can be difficult.
One reason is the uncertainty as to exactly when the injury happened – a bruise or...
BioPhotonics, October 2012