Current prevalence of self-reported interpersonal violence among adult patients seen at a university hospital emergency department in Switzerland | Zendy

Tobias Douet | Zendy; Alix Ohl | Zendy; Olivier Hügli | Zendy; Nathalie Romain-Glassey | Zendy; PierreNicolas Carron | Zendy

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Current prevalence of self-reported interpersonal violence among adult patients seen at a university hospital emergency department in Switzerland

Author(s) -

Tobias Douet,

Alix Ohl,

Olivier Hügli,

Nathalie Romain-Glassey,

PierreNicolas Carron

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2019.20147

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , interpersonal violence , university hospital , medical emergency , interpersonal communication , suicide prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , emergency medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , pathology

The prevalence of self-reported interpersonal violence has reached one patient in five in our ED. Our results underline the importance of screening for this, as well as providing the means to offer specific follow-up. .

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