Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

According to the latest figures (2022), there were approximately 6,000 recorded offences where a child was a victim of violence, including physical assault, sexual abuse, and homicide. How common do you think domestic violence is in adolescent relationships, and is this injury mechanism significant? TXA in head injuries.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Date: November 19th, 2022 Reference: Khatib N, and Sampsel K. Intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Emergency Department (ED). 2022 Nov Guest Skeptics: Dr. Nour Khatib is an emergency physician in Toronto working in community sites Markham Stouffville Hospital and Lakeridge health. This is an SGEM Xtra episode.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 3, 2023

Family stress levels grew due to parental depression, unemployment, domestic violence, and increased alcohol consumption. Epub 2022 Nov 30. Epub 2022 Nov 23. During the COVID-19 pandemic , children and adolescents suffered ongoing disruption to their education and their social life. Pediatr Emerg Care. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002867.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

One 2009 study of four tertiary hospitals found that emergency physicians often misdiagnosed this presentation in pregnant women as “panic attack, domestic violence, or gastroenteritis.” Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing ;2022. Even relatively small amounts of anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies can lead to TTP.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

24% experience severe domestic violence (the national average is 18%). They are unemployed at double the rate of the general population. 90% of trans people experience workplace harassment. 30-50% of trans people attempt suicide. A quarter of trans people die by the age of 69, as opposed to 77 for the general population.

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Pediatrics Domestic Violence Research Psychiatric 125

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Background: Refugees on the Rise As of 2022, it was estimated that there were 35.3 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. Global Trends Report 2022. link] UNHCR.

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