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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

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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. link] Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine.

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SGEM Xtra: Catch of the Day – CAEP19

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She has an interest in the Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Program. Pediatrics Dec 2018 * Frey et al. JAMA Pediatrics Feb 2019 ( SGEM#242 ) * Akhlaghi et al. In her spare time, she embarks on outdoor adventures with her family. Dr. Gauri Ghate is an Emergency Physician in London, Ontario.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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These patients suffer from untreated physical injuries, including gunshot wounds, shrapnel, accidents, envenomations, sequelae of physical or sexual assault, and heat exhaustion/heat stroke. BMC Pediatr. Viral hemorrhagic fevers and their regions in Africa. Nat Rev Dis Primer. 2017;3:17067. doi:10.1038/nrdp.2017.67