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DOMESTIC (FAMILY) VIOLENCE
CHILD NEGLECT AND ABUSECHILD NEGLECT AND ABUSE INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSEINTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE ELDER ABUSEELDER ABUSE DISABLED PERSON ABUSEDISABLED PERSON ABUSE
FORMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
PHYSICALPHYSICAL SEXUALSEXUAL EMOTIONAL / BEHAVIORAL / EMOTIONAL / BEHAVIORAL /
PSYCHOLOGICALPSYCHOLOGICAL ECONOMICECONOMIC
HOW SERIOUS A PROBLEM IS PHYSICAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE??
APPROXIMATELY 3 CHILDREN DIE APPROXIMATELY 3 CHILDREN DIE EACH DAY; 500,000 ARE INJURED EACH DAY; 500,000 ARE INJURED YEARLYYEARLY
NEARLY 31% OF WOMEN REPORT NEARLY 31% OF WOMEN REPORT CURRENT OR FORMER ABUSECURRENT OR FORMER ABUSE
ABOUT 500,000 ELDERLY ADULTS ABOUT 500,000 ELDERLY ADULTS PER YEAR ARE ABUSED OR PER YEAR ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTEDNEGLECTED
REASONS FOR FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
LACK OF AWARENESS BY HEALTH LACK OF AWARENESS BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSCARE PROVIDERS
BUSYNESS OF THE PROVIDERSBUSYNESS OF THE PROVIDERS FAILURE TO DISTINGUISH FAILURE TO DISTINGUISH
INTENTIONAL FROM ACCIDENTAL INTENTIONAL FROM ACCIDENTAL TRAUMATRAUMA
VICTIM’S FAILURE TO VOLUNTEER VICTIM’S FAILURE TO VOLUNTEER INFORMATIONINFORMATION
RECOGNITION OF CHILD ABUSE
PHYSICAL INJURIESPHYSICAL INJURIES LACK OF CLEANLINESS LACK OF CLEANLINESS POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS
(HEIGHT AND WEIGHT)(HEIGHT AND WEIGHT) NATURE OF THE INJURIES NATURE OF THE INJURIES
INCONSISTANT WITH INCONSISTANT WITH “EXPLANATION” OF THEIR ORIGIN“EXPLANATION” OF THEIR ORIGIN
DEBUNKING THE MYTHS ABOUT PHYSICAL CHILD ABUSE
IT IS NOT RELATED TO LOW IT IS NOT RELATED TO LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
IT IS INDEPENDENT OF RACE AND IT IS INDEPENDENT OF RACE AND THE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONTHE LEVEL OF EDUCATION
THERE IS NO SPECIFIC “ABUSIVE” THERE IS NO SPECIFIC “ABUSIVE” PERSONALITYPERSONALITY
PHYSICAL SIGNS OF ACUTE CHILD ABUSE BRUISES AND CUTS ON THE HEADBRUISES AND CUTS ON THE HEAD BALD SPOTS ON THE HEADBALD SPOTS ON THE HEAD LIP LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONSLIP LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS FRACTURED, LOOSENED, OR AVULSED FRACTURED, LOOSENED, OR AVULSED
TEETHTEETH BURNS ON THE SKINBURNS ON THE SKIN JAW FRACTURESJAW FRACTURES INJURIES OR FRACTURES IN OTHER PARTS INJURIES OR FRACTURES IN OTHER PARTS
OF THE BODYOF THE BODY
CHRONIC SIGNS OF PHYSICAL CHILD ABUSE DISCOLORED ANTERIOR TEETHDISCOLORED ANTERIOR TEETH MULTIPLE FACIAL OR SCALP SCARSMULTIPLE FACIAL OR SCALP SCARS MULTIPLE SCARS ON THE MULTIPLE SCARS ON THE
EXTREMITIESEXTREMITIES EVIDENCE OF OLD SKELETAL EVIDENCE OF OLD SKELETAL
INJURIESINJURIES
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (SPOUSAL ABUSE)
2-3 MILLION WOMEN PER YEAR ARE 2-3 MILLION WOMEN PER YEAR ARE VICTIMS VICTIMS
150,000 MEN PER YEAR ARE VICTIMS150,000 MEN PER YEAR ARE VICTIMS
FORMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE
PHYSICAL INJURIESPHYSICAL INJURIES SEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ABUSE MENTAL ABUSEMENTAL ABUSE INTIMIDATIONINTIMIDATION
RECOGNITION OF PHYSICAL ABUSE IN ADULTS
ORAL AND FACIAL INJURIES ORAL AND FACIAL INJURIES SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN CHILDREN (ORAL AND FACIAL CHILDREN (ORAL AND FACIAL LACERATIONS, CONTUSIONS, LACERATIONS, CONTUSIONS, INJURIES TO TEETH, BURNS)INJURIES TO TEETH, BURNS)
FRACTURES OF THE NOSE, JAWS, FRACTURES OF THE NOSE, JAWS, CHEEK BONES, AND ORBITSCHEEK BONES, AND ORBITS
FORMS OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECTPHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT SEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ABUSE VERBAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSEVERBAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE FINACIAL EXPLOITATIONFINACIAL EXPLOITATION
PERPETRATORS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY
SPOUSESSPOUSES ADULT CHILDRENADULT CHILDREN OTHER CAREGIVERSOTHER CAREGIVERS
PHYSICAL SIGNS OF ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN CHILD AND SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN CHILD AND
INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSEINTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS, LACERATIONS CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS, LACERATIONS
ON THE HEAD, FACE, NECK, AND OTHER ON THE HEAD, FACE, NECK, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BODYPARTS OF THE BODY
ORAL AND DENTAL TRAUMAORAL AND DENTAL TRAUMA BITE MARKSBITE MARKS FRACTURES OF JAWS AND FACIAL BONESFRACTURES OF JAWS AND FACIAL BONES
DIFFICULTIES IN DISTINGUISHING INTENTIONAL FROM ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA IN THE ELDERLY
SKIN LESIONS CAN RESEMBLE THOSE SKIN LESIONS CAN RESEMBLE THOSE CAUSED BY TISSUE CHANGES CAUSED BY TISSUE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING, MEDICINES, ASSOCIATED WITH AGING, MEDICINES, SYSTEMIC OR DERMATOLOGIC DISEASESSYSTEMIC OR DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES
BRUISES CAN BE CAUSED BY IV OR IM BRUISES CAN BE CAUSED BY IV OR IM INJECTION OF MEDICATIONSINJECTION OF MEDICATIONS
BITE MARKS CAN BE SELF-INFLICTEDBITE MARKS CAN BE SELF-INFLICTED
THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES:
AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMAWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION OF ABUSE AND IDENTIFICATION OF ABUSE AND
NEGLECTNEGLECT DOCUMENTATION OF THE INJURIESDOCUMENTATION OF THE INJURIES NOTIFICATION OF THE PROPER NOTIFICATION OF THE PROPER
AUTHORITIESAUTHORITIES