4,000 women die each year in the us as a result of battery
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4,000 women die each year in the US as a result of battery 40-60% of female homicide victims are killed by their intimate partners Domestic Violence is the number one reason women in the reproductive age group are hurt in the US. Battered Women are…. 25% of female suicide attempts* - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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4,000 women die each year in the US as a result of battery
40-60% of female homicide victims are killed by their intimate partners
Domestic Violence is the number one reason women in the reproductive age group are hurt in the US
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25% of female suicide attempts*23% of women seeking prenatal care25-35% of women seen in ERs60% of mothers of abused children14% of women in internal medicine clinics
Our mothers, our sisters, our daughters and our friends
Are all ages and from all socioeconomic, ethnic, religious and educational groups
*Stark, Evan, and Filtcraft, 1996
Battered Women are…
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Only about 1 in 20 patients that are victims of DV are recognized as such by their doctors
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Our patients provide their own barriersWe worry about offending our patientsWe don’t have timeWe have our own hang upsWe don’t know what to do if she says “yes”We really don’t believe that we make a differenceWe do not know the frequency or impact of DV on
our patient’s lives
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We Don’t Ask!
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Universal Screening
JUSTIFIED!An educational toolRemoves prejudice and misconceptionsShould be on Health care screen and again face to faceShould be privateKeep it simpleDon’t forget to screen men, lesbians, the elderly
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Universal ScreeningOpportunities
Every patient seen in the ER First Prenatal Visit & Postpartum
• Risk of violence and serious injury increases during pregnancy and postpartum
Admission to the HospitalDuring routine annual examinationUpon noticing any injury or unusual interaction between the
couple
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Findings and Clues
Substance abuse Depression and anxiety Sexually transmitted
diseases Miscarriage and stillbirth Decreased fetal
movement Pain during ultrasound
• Inappropriate use of the ER
• Unusual interactions during counseling
• Preterm contractions• Preterm delivery
12% of births in the US Related to DV??
• Vaginal bleeding Placental abruption
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Pregnancy provides opportunities…
Easier to establish good communication with patientFrequent visitsIncreased counselingNursing involvement in L&D and post partum
Patient more motivated to seek help
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One in six neonates will go home to a violent home
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CA State Law AB 1652
…every health practitioner employed in any health care facility who has knowledge of or observes a patient whom he/she suspects is suffering from a wound or injury which is the result of abusive conduct to make a report to local law enforcement by
1. Phone immediately2. Written report within 2 working days
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Reporting is not enough…
Safety assessmentHow serious is the threat or injury?
Lethality prediction is iffy…Is there someone else in the house?What about child abuse?What about depression, suicide risk?Is there a gun in the house?Where can she go?Should she be admitted to the hospital?
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You are not alone
Call your local shelterConsider women’s support groups
Human Options-IrvineInterval House-Santa AnaLaura’s House- San ClementeWomen’s Transitional Living Center- Fullerton
714-992-1931Carolina Harris