Physical abuse of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Alarming increase in the relative frequency of hospitalizations during the lockdown period
M Loiseau, J Cottenet, S Bechraoui-Quantin… - Child abuse & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In France, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a general lockdown from mid-
March to mid-May 2020, forcing families to remain confined. We hypothesized that children …
March to mid-May 2020, forcing families to remain confined. We hypothesized that children …
Domestic violence and safe storage of firearms in the COVID-19 era
TK Duncan, JL Weaver, TL Zakrison, B Joseph… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Domestic violence (which includes violence against partners, children, parents, or the
elderly), intimate partner violence (IPV)(which includes violence that occurs in a close …
elderly), intimate partner violence (IPV)(which includes violence that occurs in a close …
Older adults abuse in three Brazilian cities
RAP Rodrigues, EA Monteiro, AMR Santos… - Revista brasileira de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To analyze the police reports filed by older adults who suffered abuse in order to
identify the socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence …
identify the socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence …
Head trauma in a community-based sample of victims of intimate partner violence: prevalence, mechanisms of injury and symptom presentation
Objective. The present study aimed to explore the prevalence of subconcussive head
trauma, traumatic brain injury (TBI), potential hypoxic events, and hypoxic brain injury (HBI) …
trauma, traumatic brain injury (TBI), potential hypoxic events, and hypoxic brain injury (HBI) …
Intimate partner violence in the orthopaedic patient population: what surgeons need to know
JA Kunes, MN Ulrich, CE Orr, LK Cannada… - JBJS …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods This systematic review followed the guidelines set out by the Preferred Reporting
Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 14. A literature search was conducted …
Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 14. A literature search was conducted …
Traumatic injuries due to interpersonal and domestic violence in the United States
L Tennakoon, NA Hakes, LM Knowlton… - Journal of surgical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Domestic and intimate partner violence (DV) are under-reported causes of
injury. We describe the health care utilization of DV patients, hypothesizing they are at …
injury. We describe the health care utilization of DV patients, hypothesizing they are at …
Older adult abuse in a service for sexual and domestic violence: Medico-legal implications from the experience of an Italian center
L Franceschetti, VG Merelli, M Margherita… - Forensic science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Older adults are subject to vulnerability and abusive behaviors have serious negative health
consequences. Since the phenomenon is underestimated, several challenges are faced to …
consequences. Since the phenomenon is underestimated, several challenges are faced to …
Dealing with the elder abuse epidemic: Disparities in interventions against elder abuse in trauma centers
K El‐Qawaqzeh, H Hosseinpour, L Gries… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Elder abuse is a major cause of injury, morbidity, and death. We aimed to
identify the factors associated with interventions against suspected physical abuse in older …
identify the factors associated with interventions against suspected physical abuse in older …
Experiences of abuse and neglect of older adults in internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria
The activities of insurgent groups like Boko-Haram have led to the displacement of millions
of Nigerians, including a large population of older people who are made more vulnerable to …
of Nigerians, including a large population of older people who are made more vulnerable to …
Upper extremity fractures due to intimate partner violence versus accidental causes
Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of intimate partner violence
(IPV)-related upper extremity fractures (UEF) in women presenting to US emergency …
(IPV)-related upper extremity fractures (UEF) in women presenting to US emergency …