Visits Coded as Intimate Partner Violence in Emergency Departments: Characteristics of the Individuals and the System as Reported in a National Survey of Emergency Departments

Btoush, Rula; Campbell, Jacquelyn C.; Gebbie, Kristine M.

doi:10.1016/j.jen.2007.10.015

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“…This was 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 consistent with the results of previous studies in Taiwan, which found that being a woman aged 25e54 years is a predictor of being an IPV victim [21,26,28]. Most victims aged between 25 and 44 years in America [31]. However, the present results differed from previous studies in terms of IPV incidence.…”

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Conditions and Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence among Taiwanese Women

Lee

Yang

Wang

et al. 2015

Asian Nursing Research

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Conditions and Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence among Taiwanese Women

Lee

Yang

Wang

et al. 2015

Asian Nursing Research

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“…Our study replicates these findings with more recent data. However, Btoush et al reported an estimated 80,000-120,000 IPV-related ED visits annually, while our data estimates are closer to 28,000 visits per year (14). This discrepancy is almost certainly due to the use of different definitions for what is considered an IPV-related visit.…”

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“…Btoush et al examined ED visits coded for IPV using data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) from 1997 to 2001 (14). The authors found 94% of visits were made my females and the mean age of patients was 35.5 years.…”

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“…First, the most current nationally representative data on this topic are now more than a decade old and, given the recent focus on IPV screening in health care settings, up-to-date estimates are needed (14,15,17). In addition, earlier studies concentrated solely on ED visits coded for IPV and did not offer specific information (such as principal diagnoses, procedures, and charges) about visits to the ED that resulted in admission.…”

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“…In addition, aggregate data about specific injuries and costs associated with IPV that can be gleaned from patient medical and billing records are garnered mostly from statewide surveillance systems, which precludes generalizability to the entire US population (10—13). Nationally representative estimates on this topic are dated or focus solely on treat-and-release ED visits (14—17). …”

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United States Emergency Department Visits Coded for Intimate Partner Violence

Davidov

Larrabee

Davis

2015

The Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Background Limited information exists about medical treatment for victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) Objective Our aim was to estimate the number of emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent hospitalizations that were assigned a code specific to IPV and to describe the clinical and sociodemographic features of this population. Methods Data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample from 2006–2009 were analyzed. Cases with an external cause of injury code of E967.3 (battering by spouse or partner) were abstracted. Results From 2006–2009, there were 112,664 visits made to United States EDs with an e-code for battering by a part-ner or spouse. Most patients were female (93 %) with a mean age of 35 years. Patients were significantly more likely to reside in communities with the lowest median income quar-tile and in the Southern United States. Approximately 5% of visits resulted in hospital admission. The mean charge for treat-and-release visits was $1904.69 and $27,068.00 for hospitalizations. Common diagnoses included superficial injuries and contusions, skull/face fractures, and complications of pregnancy. Females were more likely to experience superficial injuries and contusions, and males were more likely to have open wounds of the head, neck, trunk, and extremities. Conclusions From 2006 to 2009, there were approximately 28,000 ED visits per year with an e-code specific to IPV. Although a minority, 7% of these visits were made by males, which has not been reported previously. Future prospective research should confirm the unique demographic and geographic features of these visits to guide development of targeted screening and intervention strategies to mitigate IPV and further characterize male IPV visits.

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