Differentiating among Attempted, Completed, and Multiple Nonfatal Strangulation in Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Messing, Jill T.; Patch, Michelle; Wilson, Janet Sullivan; Kelen, Gabor D.; Campbell, Jacquelyn C.

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2017.10.002

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“…Three of the case series focused on imaging . There were seven retrospective observational studies in which either the prevalence of NFS or its injuries were measured . There was one case control trial .…”

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“…30,31,42 There were seven retrospective observational studies in which either the prevalence of NFS or its injuries were measured. 3,[49][50][51][52][53][54] There was one case control trial. 2 Fifteen review articles were found examining the existing literature, 11 of which were from a predominantly medical perspective.…”

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“…A 2016 American study looking at the prevalence of NFS in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, found that it was more strongly associated with domestic violence (38%) than sexual assault (10%), and that they were more likely to be assaulted by their intimate partner than another family member . A 2018 American study also found that the number and severity of injuries increased with repeated strangulations …”

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“…50 A 2018 American study also found that the number and severity of injuries increased with repeated strangulations. 51 Evidence on the potential injuries caused by NFS Information regarding the short-term effect of strangulation has been well studied, with controlled neck compression in human subjects and expert examination of filmed strangulations. 36,47 The largest study of people who survived strangulation, was a case series of 500 controlled strangulations of sufficient pressure to occlude the carotid arteries, on 137 prisoners in the USA in 1943 (11 of whom had schizophrenia).…”

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Review article: Non‐fatal strangulation: Hidden injuries, hidden risks

Boos

2019

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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Non‐fatal strangulation (NFS) can be a cause of severe injury. However, the prevalence and rates of injuries from NFS are unknown, as few victims present to medical attention after strangulation. As up to 40% of fatal strangulations have no external signs, and the majority of surviving victims have few or minor injuries, finding those people severely injured remains challenging. The majority of the evidence regarding NFS is largely based on case reports and case series with no robust studies estimating rates of injuries or the best investigation tools. The injuries that are reported make clear that strangulation is a potentially lethal form of injury that should not be ignored in those presenting having been strangled, or in those presenting with neurological symptoms, including strokes, seizures and vascular abnormalities. The safety implications of strangulation are also important as it can be a prelude to homicide. A search of the literature was carried out with the following terms: Nonfatal strangulation (10), Nonfatal strangulation (17), ‘Strangulation injuries’ (19), ‘Manual strangulation’ (92) – laboratory testing eliminated, and ‘choking game’. The PubMed database was used first, followed by the collections of Monash University and the Strangulation Institute (as some articles were too old to find electronically). This article summarises the injuries that can occur following strangulation and discusses the quality of the evidence thus far.

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Review article: Non‐fatal strangulation: Hidden injuries, hidden risks

Boos

2019

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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“…Limited previous research has reported that between 9.6–74.3% of IPV survivors have been strangled (Dobash, Dobash, Cavanagh, & Medina‐Ariza, ; Glass, Laughon, & Campbell, ; Glass, Perrin, et al., ; Mcquown et al., ; Messing, Patch, Wilson, Kelen, & Campbell, in press; Wilbur et al., ). Strangulation is associated with sexual assault, death threats, stalking, violence or threats with a weapon, being physically assaulted (Thomas et al., ; Messing et al., in press) and femicide (Campbell et al., ; Dobash et al., ).…”

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