Citation

Cannon LM, Bailey JM, Ernst SD, St Ivany A, Bevilacqua KG, Scheiman L, Munro-Kramer ML. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1002/ijgo.13058

PMID

31747480

Abstract

Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a global public health and human rights issue.[1] Prevalence estimates of NFS in sexual assault (SA) range from 7.4% to 12%.[2-3] Strangulation associated with SA poses a lethality risk, both at the time of assault and through risk for future strangulation. If the assailant is an intimate partner, a heightened risk exists for future attempted and completed homicide.[4].

© 2019 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Language: en

Keywords

Non-fatal strangulation; Sexual assault; Sexual assault nurse examiner; United States