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

By: Sturgeon, Sally.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Capstones.Publisher: Louiseville, KY : ScholarWorks@Bellarmine. 2015Description: electronic document (36 pages); PDF file: 1 MB.Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | EVIDENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | PHYSICAL ABUSE | RISK ASSESSMENT | STRANGULATION | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | UNITED STATESOnline resources: Click here to access online Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Capstones, 2015, no.16Summary: 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
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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