When the nurse sees a child who has burns on the backs of the legs and the top of the buttocks, and an area that is not burned in the center of the buttocks, the nurse will:

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The pattern of burns described suggests that the child's buttocks were protected while the backs of the legs and top of the buttocks were exposed to a hot surface or liquid, indicating the child might have been forcibly held in a sitting position in hot liquid, rather than accidentally coming into contact with it.

When the Nurse Sees a Child Who Has Burns on the Backs