MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1993 Aug 20;42(32):617-20.
A 1993 national poll found that 34% of adults in the United States report having witnessed a man beating his wife or girlfriend and that 14% of women report that a husband or boyfriend has been violent with them (1). Studies suggest that as many as 30% of women treated in emergency departments (EDs) have injuries or symptoms related to physical abuse (2). A national health objective for the year 2000 is for at least 90% of hospital EDs to have protocols for routinely identifying, treating, and referring victims of sexual assault and spouse abuse (objective 7.12) (3). The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has also recommended that accredited EDs have policies, procedures, and education in place to guide staff in the treatment of battered adults (4). To assess progress toward the national health objective for the year 2000 and the JCAHO standards, all active EDs in California were surveyed during November-December 1992 about their policies and practices for the treatment of battered adults. This report presents findings of this survey.
1993年的一项全国性民意调查发现，在美国，34%的成年人称目睹过男性殴打其妻子或女友，14%的女性称丈夫或男友对其有暴力行为（1）。研究表明，在急诊科（ED）接受治疗的女性中，多达30%的人有与身体虐待相关的损伤或症状（2）。2000年的一项国家卫生目标是至少90%的医院急诊科制定常规识别、治疗和转诊性侵犯及配偶虐待受害者的方案（目标7.12）（3）。医疗组织认证联合委员会（JCAHO）也建议，获得认证的急诊科应制定政策、程序并开展教育，以指导工作人员治疗受虐成年人（4）。为评估在实现2000年国家卫生目标和JCAHO标准方面取得的进展，1992年11月至12月期间对加利福尼亚州所有运营中的急诊科进行了调查，了解其治疗受虐成年人的政策和做法。本报告展示了此次调查的结果。
