Decreasing the burden of trauma for victims of violence.

Kaufmann, M C · Ann Emerg Med · 1997

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Abstract

Treating victims of violence is a routine part of emergency medicine. The predictable physiologic and cognitive sequelae of violent trauma are discussed, with a general timeline of their emergence. Strategies for the psychologic support in the ED of victims of violence are described.

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