Open AccessAssault by strangulation: sex differences in patient profile and subsequent readmissions
Author(s) -
Binu Jacob,
Nora Cullen,
Halina Haag,
Vincy Chan,
David Stock,
Angela Colantonio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-019-00286-1
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , population , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , health care , acute care , poison control , cohort , demography , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Assault by strangulation has the potential for severe brain injury or death. The objectives of this study were to describe the profile of individuals who had strangulation-related emergency department (ED) or acute care visits, and to explore 1-year readmission outcomes among survivors.