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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? Since 2022, NFS has become a specific crime in its own right, separate from assault. Non-fatal strangulation: in physical and sexual assault. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2023.

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Case Report: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?

ACEP Now

Case A 24-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) claiming to be sexually assaulted by her friend-with-benefits sexual partner. She wants to file a police report and have a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) exam performed. References National Domestic Violence Hotline. Stealthing.

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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.