Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 781-785, June 1997

Injuries and Illnesses of Domestic Violence☆☆☆★

Presented at "Putting Violence Prevention Into the Practice of Medicine," third annual conference by Physicians for a Violence-Free Society, Dallas, February 1996.

Received 16 May 1996; accepted 26 July 1996.

Abstract 

Domestic violence (DV) is a common cofactor or cause of illness and injury in the emergency department. Research is hampered by varied definitions of DV and lack of epidemiologically sound surveys. Injuries related to DV are those common in assaultive injury. Trauma reported to have occurred in falls and accidents may actually be the result of DV. Medical complaints and psychiatric problems may also result from or be associated with DV. The record of DV detection in the ED remains poor. [Abbott J: Injuries and illnesses of domestic violence. Ann Emerg Med June 1997;29:781-785.]

 

☆ From the Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.

☆☆ Address for reprints:Jean Abbott, MD B-215 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 4200 East Ninth Avenue Denver, Colorado 80262 303-372-5500 Fax 303-372-5528

★ Reprint no. 47/1/77728

PII: S0196-0644(97)70200-2

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 781-785, June 1997