Anka Tıp Dergisi

Yazarlar: Hüseyin ÜLGER

Konular:Acil Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Domestic Violence,Emergency Service,Violence against women,Intimate partner violence,Hospital,Scale for Evaluating the Severity of Violence

Özet: Aim: In this study, it was aimed to reveal the level and dimension of the violence experienced by women who applied to the emergency service with domestic violence (DV). Method: The Severity of Violence Assessment Scale (SVAS) was performed in 176 cases who applied to emergency department and expressed them were under domestic violence. Results: Women who were under domestic violence were evaluated according to SVAS. It was found that 3.4% were SVAS-1, 30.1% were SVAS-2, 64.2% were SVAS-3 according to the scale. It was reported that 67% of the emergency service applications were due to physical violence only. The level of violence and also the type of violence was changing with the educational and marital status of the cases, the person who was applying it and the type of application were also effecting the violence severity (p<0.05). Conclusıon: According to the violence scale, most frequently, second and third level applications such as slap, push, punch and injuries apply to the emergency service. Early precautions should be taken and strict follow-up should be carried out for this level of violence to prevent mortality hence the situation may progress to higher levels.

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