Injury patterns and associated demographics of intimate partner violence in men presenting to U.S. emergency departments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharti Khurana ◽  
Denise A. Hines ◽  
Benjamin A. Johnson ◽  
Elizabeth A. Bates ◽  
Nicola Graham‐Kevan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Injury Patterns

Injury Patterns and Associated Demographics of Intimate Partner Violence in Older Adults Presenting to U.S. Emergency Departments

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110220
Author(s):  
Bharti Khurana ◽  
Randall T. Loder
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Injury Patterns

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health issue and occurs in intimate relationships regardless of age or sexual orientation. Several studies, most of them relying on small-scale samples, have explored the prevalence and risk factors of IPV in older adults. Still, none have focused on the demographics and injury patterns in older adult victims. Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) All Injury Program (AIP) data, we performed a retrospective analysis from 2005 through 2015 of the demographics and injuries of older adult IPV patients (>60 years old) presenting to emergency departments (EDs) compared to younger adult IPV patients (<60 years old). IPV accounted for 2,059,441 ED visits (.61%) with 37,534 (1.8%) visits in the older adults. Older adults were more frequently male (36.1% vs 16.8%), White (65.3% vs 52.8%), sustained fewer neck/head injuries (47.6% vs 59.4%), fewer contusions/abrasions (34.6% vs 47.2%), had more trunk fractures (38.4% vs 11.9%), trunk strains/sprains (39.5% vs 15.4%) and more hospital admissions (15.7 vs 4.2%), compared to younger IPV patients. Within the older adult cohort, females were more commonly White (71.2% vs 56.0%) while males were more commonly Black (36.3% vs 19.0%). Injuries in older adult males were more commonly lacerations (40.6% vs 14.2%%) and less commonly contusions/abrasions (33.8% vs 43.5%) compared to elderly females. Older adult females had more internal organ injuries than older adult males (18.9% vs 12.9%) and nearly all involved the head. Knowledge of these injury patterns in older adults can equip the health care providers when to be more suspicious of unexplained or suspicious injuries as the victim’s symptoms at the presentation might not be directly related to violence.

Injury Patterns and Help-seeking Behavior in Hong Kong Male Intimate Partner Violence Victims

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Wai-Man Choi ◽  
Janet Yuen-Ha Wong ◽  
Chak-Wah Kam ◽  
Chu-Leung Lau ◽  
John Kit-Shing Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Improving Intimate Partner Violence Protocols for Emergency Departments

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Craig Dodge ◽  
Elizabeth McLoughlin ◽  
Linda E. Saltzman ◽  
Gregory Nah ◽  
Peggy Skaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Intimate Partner

Top 10 Things Every Radiologist Needs to Know About Intimate Partner Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 084653712095654
Author(s):  
Paige Guyatt ◽  
Sofia Bzovsky ◽  
Mohit Bhandari ◽  
Sheila Sprague
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Nonfatal Injury ◽  
Key Questions

Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is considered to be the leading cause of nonfatal injury to women worldwide. Moreover, the need for effective training for health care professionals (HCPs) and protocol for addressing IPV in health care contexts are well-documented. This article addresses key questions that radiologists may have related to supporting patients who have experienced IPV. Methods: Peer-reviewed journal articles and other formal reports were located using Google Scholar and PubMed in order to assemble this review. Conclusions: Radiologists are well-equipped to help identify possible instances of IPV if they are aware of the injury patterns commonly associated with IPV. Along with other HCPs, radiologists can also advocate for the implementation of protocols that will guide their responses to victims of IPV within their own health care institution.

Intimate partner violence in Greece: a study of 664 consecutive forensic clinical examinations

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 801-806
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Katsos ◽  
Emmanouil I Sakelliadis ◽  
Eleni Zorba ◽  
Artemis Tsitsika ◽  
Stavroula Papadodima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Forensic Pathologist ◽  
Violent Incident ◽  
Men Victims

Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a well-known phenomenon, which affects mostly women. While IPV victims may attend emergency departments (EDs) seeking medical care, not all of them will make an allegation against their abusers. Objective The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and the characteristics of the victims, who had made an allegation about the violent incident and had been examined by a forensic pathologist for judicial purposes, and had attended EDs seeking medical care, before the forensic examination. Methods We reviewed the archives of clinical examinations that were conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens during a 5-year period (2012–16). Results Six hundred sixty-four clinical examinations were conducted at our Department for IPV allegations. According to our findings, women were more likely to seek medical care than men. Victims who have attended EDs were more likely to have sustained injuries located at least on the head or on the lower limbs. Conclusion The majority of IPV victims in the broader region of Attica (Greece) were women, usually married, and aged between 30 and 49 years old. Despite the fact that the majority of IPV incidents are not reported to police, every person who is engaged in the process of dealing with IPV victims has to be educated and adequately informed about this phenomenon, its implications and the possible ways to deal with it. Furthermore, victims need to be educated and informed adequately in waiting rooms of EDs.

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