cutaneous signs of child abuse

child abuse has become amagor public and social health crisis world wide.in the united states in 2006, about3.6 milion reports of child abuse were investigated by state and local child protective services(cps)agencies.at least 2002 children died as aresult of abuse eash year, and the numbers are increasing.children who received an assessment for abuse increased 32.4% between 1990 and 2004.