AGE AND COLOR OF BRUISES< VERY IMPORTANT!

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Bruises, Lacerations and Abrasions: Multiple bruises on various parts of the body and in various stages of healing should receive particular attention. One way to determine the approximate age of a given bruise is by the color. The following table lists the color of bruises and associated age.

Age Color

0-2 days red and bluish and swollen, tender
0-5 days red, blue, purple
5-7 days green
7-14 days yellowish
2-4 weeks clear

The worker should be aware that skin surface redness, which is not swollen and tender, does not always represent the early stage of a bruise. Red marks should be assessed in relation to the reported time of injury.

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Thank You so much this has helped me out in may ways. 0-2 days was the bruise on my sons which they determined I am not stong enough to do, but my husband is.. He didn't do it. They are saying it's been there a week but with him we know that wasn't the case. And they are trying to play off my daughters eye as just happenening the day of but even the doctors said it was in the healing process when we took her. it was green around the edges. She still has the injury, and she has a gorgous face. And they did this to her. JUSTICE.