Forensic Nurse St. Elizabeth Healthcare Walton, Kentucky
A retrospective chart review was conducted to determine the prevalence of both external visible injury and injury visible on imaging studies, in a sample of adult patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a complaint of strangulation. All patients in this study were comprehensively evaluated by a Forensic Nurse Examiner, with a detailed medical-forensic assessment documented electronically in a standardized report format.
Learning Outcomes:
Increased knowledge about:
non-fatal strangulation in the context of intimate partner violence.
the implications of presence versus absence of injury in victims of non-fatal strangulation.
the most common types of injury associated with non-fatal strangulation.
