Strangulation assessment, evidence collection, and documentation guidelines for forensic nurse examiners : a pilot project

Sturgeon, Sally

Strangulation assessment, evidence collection, and documentation guidelines for forensic nurse examiners : a pilot project Sally Sturgeon - Louiseville, KY : ScholarWorks@Bellarmine. 2015 - electronic document (36 pages); PDF file: 1 MB - Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Capstones .

Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Capstones, 2015, no.16

Accurate and thorough physical assessment, with accompanying documentation, are essential components for appropriate legal intervention for victims in all strangulation cases. There is a need for this strangulation assessment, evidence collection, and documentation protocol. Forensic nurse examiners who work with strangulation victims need to be sure that their assessment, evidence collection, and documentation are complete, accurate, and consistent to help ensure perpetrator accountability. (Author's abstract). Record #4701


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EVIDENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK ASSESSMENT
STRANGULATION
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE


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