concerning for either intentional burns/rubs from child abuse or cultural practices such as coining, common in the Asian culture. ...
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Some cultural practices of Oriental medicine, including moxibustion, cupping and coining (skin scraping), may mimic physical abuse.2,3 The “le- ...
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Coining is the rubbing of the skin with the side of a coin, causing striations or ecchymoses. It is important that these techniques not automatically be labeled as abuse without further culturally sensitive investigation. ... Common Health Problems in Selected Minority, Ethnic, and Cultural Groups...
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The issue now being debated is whether or not coining, a SE Asian cultural practice, constitutes child abuse under U.S. law. Regardless of the outcome of this issue, the initial responders were not aware of the coining tradition, and that lack of knowledge limited their response options.
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Instead Kunthea was showing the results of the traditional Southeast Asian health practice of coining. ... A better familiarity with folk remedies also might avoid misunderstandings: A common Vietnamese practice of "coining" — the forceful rubbing of the neck, temple or other body parts with a coin to the point of...
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cultural practices constituting physical abuse, for example, coining, which is a cultural practice whereby a child's skin is rubbed with warm oil or Tiger Balm. The child's skin is then firmly abraded (scraped) causing painful lesions...
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