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Walking and Talking Victims of Strangulation: Is there a New Epidemic? A Commentary
The Journal of Emergency Medicine - 2001This issue of the Journal of Emergency Medicine presents five articles addressing the issue of manual strangulation in surviving victims of intimate partner violence. These landmark articles reveal to the medical community what the social... Read More
Realities for Immigrant Populations
Pendleton and Kemp - 2000Created by Gail Pendleton and Ellen Kemp in 2000, this document discusses the realities of the legal system for immigrant populations. It addresses lack of knowledge, misinformation, fear, language and gender, culture and religion, economic... Read More
Evaluation and Management of the Sexually Assaulted or Sexually Abused Patient
American College of Emergency Physicians - 1999To minimize unnecessary variations in care, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), in concert with a broad range of clinical, legal, forensic, judicial, advocate, and other organizations, has developed the following consensus approach to... Read More
SB697 – Hospital Community Benefits – California Legislation
State of California - 1994This document details CA SB 697. This bill requires non-profit hospitals to annually adopt and update a community benefits plan in order to provide community benefits. This document also states that each non-profit hospital is... Read More
