Child protection: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Child protection

Sample item

A nonmobile infant is brought with bruising on the torso and a history that changes between caregivers. What is the appropriate clinical response?

ADelay documentation until a later visitBConfront caregivers without assessing the childCAssume bruising is developmentally normalDConsider nonaccidental injury and follow safeguarding procedures urgently

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Consider nonaccidental injury and follow safeguarding procedures urgently

Bruising in a nonmobile infant is unusual and should prompt careful assessment for possible nonaccidental injury. The child must be medically assessed, findings documented, and local safeguarding pathways followed.

Option by option

A. Delay documentation until a later visit
Contemporaneous documentation is important for care and protection.
B. Confront caregivers without assessing the child
A nonconfrontational, child-centered assessment is required while safeguarding is activated.
C. Assume bruising is developmentally normal
Nonmobile infants do not commonly acquire unexplained bruises.
D. Consider nonaccidental injury and follow safeguarding procedures urgently (correct)
Correct. This pattern warrants urgent safeguarding consideration.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

Questions about this Pediatrics question

What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is D, Consider nonaccidental injury and follow safeguarding procedures urgently. Bruising in a nonmobile infant is unusual and should prompt careful assessment for possible nonaccidental injury.

Why is "Delay documentation until a later visit" not the answer?

Contemporaneous documentation is important for care and protection.

Why is "Confront caregivers without assessing the child" not the answer?

A nonconfrontational, child-centered assessment is required while safeguarding is activated.

Why is "Assume bruising is developmentally normal" not the answer?

Nonmobile infants do not commonly acquire unexplained bruises.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Child protection in Pediatrics. The child must be medically assessed, findings documented, and local safeguarding pathways followed.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as a multi-step question: it asks you to combine more than one idea. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Child protection?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.