Are Head, Neck and Facial Injuries Markers of Domestic Violence?

Ochs, H.; Neuenschwander, Michael; Dodson, Thomas B.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0311

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“…As Hendler and Sutherland [20] stated, one cannot describe a typical profile of DV victims, as they are represented in all major racial and ethnic groups, age groups, marital status, education, employment and income levels although, some characteristics may act as markers. Our study found women to be more frequent victims than men; this tendency agrees with other studies [11,[20][21][22] in which females accounted for 85-100% of all victims of DV. These findings suggest that clinicians should consider the possibility of IPV any time a woman presents head, neck, facial, or oral injuries in absence of a specific known cause or explanation, when observed in the emergency service [23].…”

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“…Regarding the main injury method of abuse, we found that punching was the most common, as was reported in other studies [11,24].…”

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confidence: 82%

“…In various studies [3,5,11,24,25], a higher prevalence of head and neck injuries was found. However, most of these studies were performed in hospitals where facial injuries are usually of great concern, so people tend to seek prompt medical care, which might not be the case for other injuries considered to be ''mild'', which may go undiagnosed.…”

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“…Head and neck areas have been reported as the most frequently affected site in DV [11][12][13]; therefore oral health care professionals may be the first to identify a person who is being abuse and to Intimate partner violence Oral injuries Forensic evaluation Dental medicine A B S T R A C T Introduction: Current literature states that dental medicine can have an important role in diagnosing situations of domestic violence, namely cases of intimate partner violence, since many of the injuries that occur in this context concern the head and neck areas. The aim of this study was to characterize oral injuries in these cases in a Portuguese population, and to determine the kind of permanent consequences that they might represent.…”

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“…Regarding the main injury method of abuse, we found that punching was the most common, as was reported in other studies [11,24].…”

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“…In domestic violence, 94% of the victims will show an injury in the head or neck region [6]. The head and neck area is readily visible during a dental examination.…”

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Domestic violence: A complex health care issue for dentistry today

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2006

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Epidemiology of Facial Injury in Female Blunt Assault Trauma Cases

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Carvalho

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Background: Etiology of trauma in the female population differs from that of the male population. To date, domestic violence has been researched extensively, but little has been published about the epidemiology of facial injury in the female population. Objectives:To analyze the differences in the circumstances under which males and females are injured, to identify gender-specific patterns of injury, and to assess whether differences in the demographics, health status, and druguse profile exist between female and male assault cases and whether these factors lead to a difference in outcome.Methods: A cohort of 91 female assault cases was compared with a control group of 706 males with similar injuries resulting from blunt assault trauma. Information was gathered by retrospective review of 797 consecutive cases requiring admission for facial injuries resulting from blunt assault trauma. Fisher exact, 2 , and t tests were used to assess statistically significant differences between the male and female cohorts. Results:The female cohort comprised 12% of all cases admitted for blunt assault facial trauma. One third of fe-male blunt assault facial trauma patients were subjects of domestic violence. Statistically significant differences were found between males and females for the type of assault (rape, domestic violence, altercation, etc) with PϽ.0001. Females were more likely to be admitted with soft tissue injury only but no fracture (PϽ.05), less likely to be assaulted with a weapon, and unlikely to be involved in an altercation, gang violence, arrest, or robbery. Females were also less likely than males to be injured while intoxicated (PϽ.05). Incidence of specific injury patterns and outcomes, however, were similar between the 2 groups. Conclusion:The present data support the hypothesis that the female blunt assault facial trauma population represents a distinct epidemiological entity, with significant differences in the circumstances of injury, mechanism of assault, and role of intoxication in the incidence of injury. The prevalence of facial trauma in female assault cases makes it critical for the facial plastic surgeon to be vigilant in the evaluation and treatment of these patients.

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Are Head, Neck and Facial Injuries Markers of Domestic Violence?

Cited by 98 publications

References 10 publications

Oral injuries in victims involving intimate partner violence

Oral injuries in victims involving intimate partner violence

Domestic violence: A complex health care issue for dentistry today

Epidemiology of Facial Injury in Female Blunt Assault Trauma Cases

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