Michelle Shores & Valerie Sievers 
Domestic Violence and Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment [PDF ebook] 
for Health Care Providers and First Responders

Domestic Violence and Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment will teach readers the language of evidence-based evaluative methods of care for strangulation patients. It is designed to standardize anatomic nomenclature, as it relates to the head and neck, for both new and experienced sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) and sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs), first responders, medical residents and physicians, nursing students, and nurse practitioners, including nurse midwives, women’s health nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, and forensic nurse practitioners.


Ten new strangulation case studies with a clear history, photographic representation, and confirmation of anatomic landmarks and injuries, along with discussions about existing conditions and their influence, identification of injury, evidence-based collection techniques, and treatment based on current standards of practice. Chapters will also include best practice recommendations and other tools to support evaluation and documentation. Offering this workbook to first responders and health care providers will help fulfill their need for basic, peer-reviewed information and will contribute to continuing competence in care for strangulation patients.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction

Section I: Strangulation Assessment

Section II: Case Studies

1. 32-Year-Old Female Strangulation Patient with Hyoid Bone Fracture and Suicidal Ideation

2. 21-Year-Old Male Patient Assaulted by an Acquaintance

3. 66-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by Her Son

4. 17-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Nonintimate Acquaintance Stalker

5. 26-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Former Intimate Partner

6. 15-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Stranger

7. 24-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Former Intimate Partner

8. 65-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Former Intimate Partner

9. 31-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Former Intimate Partner

10. 22-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Former Intimate Partner

11. 70-Year-Old Male Patient Assaulted by an Employee

12. 56-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by an Ex-Husband

13. 30-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted and Strangled by an Intimate Partner

14. 25-Year-Old Female Patient Assaulted by a Stranger

15. 46-Year-old Female Patient Assaulted and Strangled by Her Husband

Section III: Appendix

Section IV: Reccommended Reading

Section V: Answer Key

Circa l’autore

Patricia Speck is an internationally recognized family nurse practitioner who specializes in public health and forensic nursing. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing and later completed her doctoral dissertation on sexual assault program evaluation.