TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Domestic and family violence, non-lethal strangulation and social work intervention in the emergency department
JO  - Emergency medicine Australasia
A1  - Marks, Jacqueline
A1  - Markwell, Alexandra
A1  - Randell, Thomas
A1  - Hughes, James
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To review domestic and family violence (DFV) and non-lethal strangulation (NLS) presentations to an ED with 24-h social work. <br><br>METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of 12 months of DFV presentations comparing demographics, perpetrator relationship, social work review, injuries and NLS incidence and assessment. <br><br>RESULTS: Women represent 90% of DFV presentations. In 26% of DFV presentations NLS was identified, with 47.5% clinically assessed appropriately. Social work did not review 34% of DFV presentations, 64% due to no referral. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Social work referral for DFV is regularly missed despite 24-h access. Assessment of NLS in ED requires improvement and standardised national guidelines.<br><br>© 2020 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1742-6731
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13519
ID  - ref1
ER  -