Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Retraction Of Publication
Implementation of Human Trafficking Education and Treatment Algorithm in the Emergency Department.
Health care professionals have not been successful in recognizing or rescuing victims of human trafficking. The purpose of this project was to implement a screening system and treatment algorithm in the emergency department to improve the identification and rescue of victims of human trafficking. The lack of recognition by health care professionals is related to inadequate education and training tools and confusion with other forms of violence such as trauma and sexual assault. ⋯ Education and a treatment algorithm were effective strategies to improve recognition and rescue of human trafficking victims and increase identification of other forms of abuse.