One of the reasons I chose emergency medicine is that within this field we have an incredible opportunity to enact change and alter people’s lives during times of calamity. These are not the patients who we can simply treat and street. These are high-risk patients who, in many cases, may not even make it back to the hospital. As providers, we should arm ourselves with the knowledge and resources to empower our patients to no longer endure the torment of being victims of domestic violence.
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ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 10 – October 2017
Dr. Thomas is an emergency medicine resident at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California.
References
- Black MC, Basile KC, Breiding MJ, et al. The national intimate partner and sexual violence survey (NISVS): 2010 summary report. Atlanta: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011.
- Serious intimate partner violence against females declined 72 percent from 1994 to 2011. Bureau of Justice Statistics website. Accessed Sept. 19, 2017.
- Petrosky E, Blair JM, Betz CJ, et al. Racial and ethnic differences in homicides of adult women and the role of intimate partner violence—United States, 2003–2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(28):741-746.
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- Taft A, O’Doherty L, Hegarty K, et al. Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(4):CD007007.
- Miller E, McCaw B, Humphreys BL, et al. Integrating intimate partner violence assessment and intervention into healthcare in the United States: a systems approach. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015;24(1):92-99.
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One Response to “Emergency Departments Often First Point of Care for Domestic Violence Trauma, Injury Cases”
March 3, 2019
Julesgreat read.