A study of battered women presenting in an emergency department.
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 79 (1) , 65-66
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.79.1.65
Abstract
Medical records of female trauma patients were retrospectively reviewed prior to introducing a protocol for enhancing identification of battered women; 5.6 per cent of 359 female trauma patients were identified as having injuries caused by battering; 30 per cent of 412 patients following use of the protocol were so identified. Standardized protocols for identifying battered women among female trauma patients should be instituted in emergency departments.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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