Adolescent Relationship Abuse: How to Identify and Assist At-Risk Youth in the Emergency Department

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Jami Jackson ◽  
Kimberly A. Randell ◽  
Melissa K. Miller
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Relationship Abuse ◽  
Adolescent Relationship Abuse ◽  
Adolescent Relationship

scholarly journals 'Yes wee can' - a nurse-driven asymptomatic screening program for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in a remote emergency department

Sexual Health ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Mossenson ◽  
Kathryn Algie ◽  
Melanie Olding ◽  
Linda Garton ◽  
Carole Reeve
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Positive Results

Background A nurse-driven, urine-based screening program for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamyida trachomatis was conducted in a remote emergency department targeting asymptomatic youth. Methods: Individuals who presented to the Emergency Department with non-genitourinary complaints between the ages of 16 and 34 were offered free opportunistic urinary testing for gonorrhoea and chlamydia. Results: In total, 178 eligible patients were offered screening, 65% consented for testing and 14 patients (12%) returned positive results, with 10 diagnoses of chlamydia, 9 of gonorrhoea and 5 with both. Discussion: Emergency departments are an underutilised interface between difficult to reach at risk youth populations and public health services.

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