IAFN Pediatric Strangulation Case Review and Assessment Course (abridged version)-Non-Fatal Strangulation Documentation Toolkit

Non-Fatal Strangulation Documentation Toolkit

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The International Association of Forensic Nurses has released a documentation toolkit for non-fatal strangulation cases. The toolkit provides detailed guidelines for assessment techniques, documentation, and evidence collection for patients who have experienced strangulation. It emphasizes the need for standardized and evidence-based approaches to care and encourages healthcare providers to ask about strangulation in intimate partner violence cases. The toolkit includes examples of policy and procedure documents, discharge instructions, and additional resources for healthcare professionals. It aims to improve the standard of care for patients who have been strangled.<br /><br />The document is a compilation of references related to strangulation and asphyxia. It covers topics such as specific medical procedures and assessments, investigations and forensic aspects of strangulation cases, types and causes of asphyxia, effects of asphyxia on the body, psychological aspects of asphyxia, domestic violence laws, strangulation prevention programs, and identification and analysis of injuries in strangulation cases. The references provide a comprehensive collection of information on the medical, forensic, and psychological aspects of strangulation and asphyxia.

Keywords

International Association of Forensic Nurses

documentation toolkit

non-fatal strangulation cases

assessment techniques

evidence collection

intimate partner violence

policy and procedure documents

standard of care

medical procedures

forensic aspects