TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Non-fatal Strangulation is an Important Risk Factor for Homicide of Women
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Glass, Nel
A1  - Laughon, Kathryn
A1  - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
A1  - Block, Carolyn Rebecca
A1  - Hanson, Ginger C.
A1  - Sharps, Phyllis W.
A1  - Taliaferro, E.
SP  - 329
EP  - 335
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine non-fatal strangulation by an intimate partner as a risk factor for major assault, or attempted or completed homicide of women. A case control design was used to describe non-fatal strangulation among complete homicides and attempted homicides (n = 506) and abused controls (n = 427). Interviews of proxy respondents and survivors of attempted homicides were compared with data from abused controls. Data were derived using the Danger Assessment. Non-fatal strangulation was reported in 10% of abused controls, 45% of attempted homicides, and 43% of homicides. Prior non-fatal strangulation was associated with greater than six-fold odds (odds ratio [OR] 6.70, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.91-11.49) of becoming an attempted homicide, and over seven-fold odds (OR 7.48, 95% CI 4.53-12.35) of becoming a completed homicide. These results show non-fatal strangulation as an important risk factor for homicide of women, underscoring the need to screen for non-fatal strangulation when assessing abused women in emergency department settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.02.065
ID  - ref1
ER  -