Encounter due to Problems Related to Alleged Physical Abuse of Child

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** An ICD encounter due to problems related to alleged physical abuse of child, including problems related to incidents in which the child has been injured in the past by any adult in the household to a medically significant extent (e.g. fractures, marked bruising) or that involved abnormal forms of violence (e.g. hitting the child with hard or sharp implements, burning or tying up of the child).

**Synonyms:** - Problems related to alleged physical abuse of child