Citation

Walsh-Kelly CM, Strait R. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 1998; 45(2): 449-457.

Affiliation

Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9568023

Abstract

Research on the current epidemic of violence and its victims is limited. In the past decade, considerable attention has been focused in the area of domestic violence. Comprehensive emergency department (ED) domestic violence protocols have been developed and evaluated that address identification, treatment, safety issues, legal reporting statutes, and medical and psychosocial interventions. This article focuses on victims, perpetrators, and the occurrence of violence in the ED and describes issues and strategies for identification, intervention, and documentation.

Language: en