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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

How common do you think domestic violence is in adolescent relationships, and is this injury mechanism significant? Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2021. What are the red flags to cover while assessing Ana to determine the risk profile of this injury? Is any further investigation indicated based on the above information?

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When the Patient History Does Not Fit

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Updated 2021. 1,2 If there is a concern for NAT, a complete and thorough physical exam should be performed on the child. The child should be undressed, and the exam conducted in a well-lit room. Riviello is chair and professor of emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Pediatrics. 2018;16(2):34-41.

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Growing Need for Women Safety in India

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

In India, In the six years from 2016 to 2021, nearly 22.8 Set up in association with Punjab Police and the Government of Punjab, the 181 helpline service handles over 1,00,000 calls in a year, related to all kinds of harassment cases like domestic violence, rape, acid attacks, and more. lakh crimes against women were recorded.

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Case Report: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?

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References National Domestic Violence Hotline. Published Oct 7, 2021. Published Oct 08, 2021. Last reviewed July 22, 2021. Rozzi is an emergency physician, secretary of the Forensic Examiner Team at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, and chair of the Forensic Section of ACEP. Stealthing. NDVH website.

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Hand Examination & Pathology

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Consideration and also time to gain rapport to sensitively discuss any potential gang violence, domestic violence or associated concerns in relation to child exploitation should also be given. Additionally where available locally Youth violence/ youth worker teams should be involved. Cureus 13(8): e17068.

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Pediatric Gender Medicine -

Sensible Medicine

24% experience severe domestic violence (the national average is 18%). in 2021, only 1,390 (3%) of gender dysphoric minors took puberty blockers and 282 (0.7%) received a mastectomy. According to a conservative estimate by Dr. Sapir, over 1,000 minors received a double mastectomy for gender dysphoria in 2021.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Notably, 61 out of 200 female refugees report experiences of sexual and gender-based violence, including domestic violence (24%) and rape (19%), which leave enduring psychological scars. 2021-0784 Long B, MacDonald A, Liang SY, et al. Published online July 1, 2021. Leptospirosis Fact Sheet for Clinicians.