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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, 2023. 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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The 72nd Bubble wrap x Birmingham Children’s Hospital Emergency Department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

2023; 98( 4): 620- 627. Lancet Psychiatry 2023. Family stress levels grew due to parental depression, unemployment, domestic violence, and increased alcohol consumption. 2023 May 1;39(5):318-323. 2023 Jun;35(3):412-419. Am J Hematol. doi:10.1002/ajh.26837 26837 What’s it about? 10: 342-351 What’s it about?

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Recognition and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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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.” Updated April 7, 2023. Even relatively small amounts of anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies can lead to TTP. Stanley M, Killeen RB, et al.

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Case Report: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?

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References National Domestic Violence Hotline. link] Accessed December 13, 2023. Accessed December 13, 2023. Published Mar 15, 2023. Accessed December 13, 2023. Accessed December 13, 2023. Accessed December 13, 2023. Accessed December 13, 2023. Stealthing. NDVH website. RCEW website.

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Pediatric Gender Medicine -

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24% experience severe domestic violence (the national average is 18%). In an analysis of medical claims data , Leor Sapir of the Manhattan Institute found that 320,000 to 400,000 minors received a gender dysphoria-related diagnosis from 2017 to 2023. They are unemployed at double the rate of the general population.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. 43% of refugees admitted into the US in the first 8 months of the 2023 fiscal year were from Africa. Accessed June 11, 2023.