• Kari Sampsel, Julianna Deutscher, and Emma Duchesne.
• Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada. Electronic address: ksampsel@toh.ca.
• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2023 Feb 1; 41 (1): 101116101-116.

AbstractIntimate partner violence and human trafficking commonly affect patients presenting to the emergency department including the trauma bay. Although these forms of violence and exploitation are not always the underlying cause of that particular emergency department encounter, screening is important regardless of the presenting condition because this presentation may be the only opportunity to receive help and ultimately plants the seed for future access to help regardless of what a patient chooses to do following this first encounter. There are important medical care considerations in these patients beyond trauma bay procedures that can make the difference in saving a life.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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