Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence: A Case Study
QUESTION Jody Foster is a 28-year-old Caucasian woman whopresents to the emergency department complaining of right-sided ribpain, neck pain, and headache after being physically assaulted byher husband. Last evening her husband came home intoxicated andbecame angry when their 12-month-old son began to cry. He punchedher in the face, chest, then began to choke her by squeezing herneck for about a minute. She began to feel […]
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