2015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/721528
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Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injuries from Domestic Violence in the Emergency Department

Abstract: Domestic violence is one of the most common causes of nonfatal injury in women, with musculoskeletal injuries representing the second most prevalent manifestation of this form of violence. It is therefore of great importance that healthcare providers such as emergency department (ED) physicians and surgeons are able to recognize and assess these kinds of injuries. In this case report, a woman is described visiting an ED with injuries caused by a fall. Thanks to the knowledge and attention of the ED physician, … Show more

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“…A proposta deste estudo foi analisar temporalmente, destacando o período da pandemia de COVID-19, em que houve isolamento social e, consequentemente, maior convívio de casais em domicílio, a correlação entre as ocorrências de lesão corporal dolosa e as internações hospitalares por quedas, visto que, trata-se de uma caracterização e denominação para violência doméstica em mulheres, culminando em subnotificação dos casos (Giannakopoulos & Reijnders, 2015;Emezue, 2020;Watane et al, 2021).…”
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“…A proposta deste estudo foi analisar temporalmente, destacando o período da pandemia de COVID-19, em que houve isolamento social e, consequentemente, maior convívio de casais em domicílio, a correlação entre as ocorrências de lesão corporal dolosa e as internações hospitalares por quedas, visto que, trata-se de uma caracterização e denominação para violência doméstica em mulheres, culminando em subnotificação dos casos (Giannakopoulos & Reijnders, 2015;Emezue, 2020;Watane et al, 2021).…”
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“…De maneira mais recorrente, a VPI é representada por lesões corporais dolosas, com predomínio para regiões de cabeça e pescoço, podendo também acometer outras partes do corpo da mulher. 8 E, denominada, muitas vezes, por outra origem, como as quedas, dado o fato da vítima sentir vergonha ou medo (Giannakopoulos & Reijnders, 2015;Watane et al, 2021).…”
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“…We did not find a notable increase in forearm fractures among patients with DV compared with nondomestic patients, which suggests that self-defense or “nightstick” injuries may not help identify victims of abuse, as has been suggested. 21 , 22 …”
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“…Following cases of nonfatal physical violence, a survivor's ability to secure a livelihood is impacted considerably; this only amplifies the material implications of the abusive experience. According to Giannakopoulos and Reijnders (2015) intimate partner violence is one of the most common causes of nonfatal injury in women, and as detailed in Capaldi et al (2009), the forms of injury are many and varied. Recent research has sounded the alarm about the incidence of a hidden form of nonfatal injury: traumatic brain injury (TBI).…”
Section: The Materials Implications Of Gender-based Violencementioning
confidence: 99%