Citation

Attala JM, Weaver TL, Duckett D, Draper V. Int. J. Trauma Nurs. 2000; 6(2): 48-53.

Affiliation

Barnes College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Emergency Nurses Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1067/mtn.2000.107087

PMID

10781221

Abstract

The effects of domestic violence are revealed in shelters for battered women, but with more emphasis on prevention, cues to violence may first be detected in home settings. The most common injury sites involve the upper body. Based on a 2-year record (N = 153) review at a shelter for battered women, prevalence of injuries, health conditions and substance use were examined. Most women (82%) reported injuries, and most had past injuries severe enough to require surgery or hospitalization. This article educates home care providers about the types of abuse they are likely to find in women from violent homes and their health implications.

Language: en