| Physical harm can occur at home, at work or when someone is
out and about. It may involve hitting, shaking, knifing, drowning, poisoning,
burning, throwing or suffocating.
Physical harm can be carried out by a parent, guardian,
carer, relative, partner, peer or a complete stranger.
Examples of physical harm:
- Being attacked by a stranger when walking home after work - see Be Safe on the Streets in the Keep Me Safe section
- Being attacked by a customer when working alone - see Lone Working in the Keep Me Safe section
- Being attacked by a stranger when your car breaks down - see Travel in the Keep Me Safe section
- Being physically bullied by a fellow student - see Emotional Harm in the Keep Me Safe from Others section
- A boyfriend hitting his girlfriend because she spoke to another guy - relationship abuse
- A parent violently shaking their child - physical child abuse
- A husband hitting his wife - domestic abuse
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