The emergency department staff should know how to access the available resources to help victims of IPV and how to assess patients for danger (see Table 1). All of us who care for IPV victims must anticipate their needs beyond emergency department care (DA). The consequences of not knowing their level of risk can be lethal.
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ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 08 – August 2018Resources for Further Reading
- Campbell JC, Webster D, Koziol-McLain J, et al. Risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships: results from a multisite case control study. Am J Public Health. 2003;93(7):1089-1097.
- Glass N, Perrin N, Hanson G, et al. Risk for reassault in abusive female same-sex relationships. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(6):1021-1027.
- Messing JT, Amanor-Boadu Y, Cavanaugh CE, et al. Culturally competent intimate partner violence risk assessment: adapting the Danger Assessment for immigrant women. Soc Work Res. 2013;37(3):263-275.
- Snider C, Webster D, O’Sullivan C, et al. Intimate partner violence: development of a brief risk assessment for the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2009;16(11):1208-1216.
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