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When the Patient History Does Not Fit

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Dr. Rozzi is an emergency physician, medical director of the Forensic Examiner Team at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, and secretary of ACEP’s Forensic Section. Updated 2021. 1,2 If there is a concern for NAT, a complete and thorough physical exam should be performed on the child. Pediatrics. 2015;135(5):e1337-1354.

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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

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All hospitals will have different makeups of trauma teams and possibly different levels of activation) Do I need any additional expertise outside of who would typically be in the trauma team? How common do you think domestic violence is in adolescent relationships, and is this injury mechanism significant? Crisis Medicine.

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Case Report: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?

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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. References National Domestic Violence Hotline. Published Oct 7, 2021. Published Oct 08, 2021. Last reviewed July 22, 2021. Stealthing.

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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. How would you manage this injury?

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Pediatric Gender Medicine -

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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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Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. 2021-0784 Long B, MacDonald A, Liang SY, et al. Published online July 1, 2021. Leptospirosis Fact Sheet for Clinicians. Accessed October 15, 2024.