In 2004 two new official forms to choose from were devised by the Office of Emergency Services to report domestic abuse to law enforcement.

Form OES-920 Suspicious Injury Report
Form OES-920 Instructions

• Single page, lists state law required data with small size empty space to detail injuries (you can attach additional pages). 
• It is helpful to describe location, depth, direction, character and appearance of each injury. 
• Other details, such as general demeanor, areas of tenderness, disheveled appearance, broken fingernails or jewelry, and torn clothing are also useful.

Form OES-502 Domestic Violence Medical/Evidentiary Exam Form
Form OES-502 Instructions

• Eight page extensive forensic report with detailed body maps and evidence collection documentation.

For the average healthcare practitioner, a compromise between the extremes of these two forms might be:

• fill out the one page OES-920 and attach a page with a simple body map to detail injuries
• fill out parts of the more extensive OES-502