Physical Abuse Sample Clauses

Physical Abuse the willful or reckless infliction of bodily harm. Bodily harm means physical pain or injury, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.

Physical Abuse. The non-accidental use of force that results in bodily injury, pain or impairment, including but not limited to, being slapped, burned, cut, bruised, or improperly physically restrained.

Physical Abuse. This is the actual or likely physical injury to a child where a person physically injures or hurts a child. This can involve hitting, shaking, squeezing, and burning, biting or any other way of intentionally causing harm to another. Bruises and other marks are indicators of physical harm caused by another. If bruises are noticeable in unlikely areas of the body then concern should be raised to a safeguarding officer.

Physical Abuse. Non-accidental use of physical force that inadvertently or deliberately causes a risk of or actual injury or suffering to a child. Physical force includes but is not limited to hitting, shaking, kicking, pinching, pushing/pulling, grabbing, burning, female genital mutilation, torture, and other physical acts. Physical injury or suffering may include but is not limited to bruises, marks, soft tissue swelling, hematomas, fractures, sprains, dislocation, xxxxx, damage to organs, death, permanent disfigurement, and any other non- trivial injury.

Physical Abuse. A physical injury, threat of injury or creation of a real and significant danger of substantial risk of death, disfigurement or impairment of bodily functions. Such injury or threat of injury, regardless of intent, is inflicted or allowed to be inflicted by non-accidental means. Examples: asphyxiation; bone fracture; brain damage, skull fracture, subdural hematoma; xxxxx, scalding; cuts, bruises, welts, abrasions; internal injuries, poisoning; sprains; dislocations; gunshot, stabbing wounds.

Physical Abuse. Non -accidental use of physical force that inadvertently or deliberately causes a risk of or actua l injury or suffering. Physical force includes but is not limited to hitting, shaking, kicking, pinching, 7 United Nations. Glossary on Sexual E xploitation and Abuse , Second Editi on, 24 July 2017. 8 International Labor Organization. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/global/standards/subjects -covered - by-international -labour -standards/child -labour/ lang --en/ index.htm

Physical Abuse. Actual or likely physical injury to a child or failure to prevent physical injury suffering or harm to a child. This may include, but is not limited to deliberately hitting, beating, shaking, or throwing a child.

Physical Abuse. Non-accidental trauma that results in injury or death to a child by any person in a position of trust.

Physical Abuse. Constitutes acts or fail- ures to act resulting in injury (not nec- essarily visible), unnecessary or unjustified pain or suffering without causing injury, harm or risk of harm to a child’s health or welfare, or death. Such acts may include, but are not limited to: Punching, beating, kick- ing, biting, shaking, throwing, stabbing, choking, or hitting (regardless of object used), or burning. These acts are considered abuse regardless of whether they were in- tended to hurt the child.