Pakieser R A, Lenaghan P A, Muelleman R L
Curriculum Resources Center, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
J Emerg Nurs. 1998 Feb;24(1):16-9. doi: 10.1016/s0099-1767(98)90163-5.
Assistance must be available to abused women where they seek help. This study identified victims of partner abuse and asked them to indicate where they sought help when battered. The characteristics of acute battering incidents were also investigated.
Consecutive women, ages 19 to 65, were recruited when they came to 10 emergency departments in two cities. Women were excluded if the following criteria existed: a language barrier, serious illness, or inability to separate subjects from accompanying persons.
Of 4448 women who completed the questionnaire, 37% acknowledged physical abuse by a partner at some time; 10% reported a present battering relationship; and 4% said their current visit to the emergency department was for abuse by an intimate partner. In 70% of surveys, the battering person was a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend. Weapons used were items near at hand. The three most common helping resources, in decreasing frequency of use, were family and friends, police, and the emergency department.
Resources to provide help must be available where women seek care when they are abused. Abuse among women who come to emergency departments is common, and emergency departments are the third highest resource cited by abused women. Emergency nurses should be prepared to identify and assist abused women.
必须在受虐妇女寻求帮助的地方为她们提供援助。本研究确定了伴侣虐待的受害者，并询问她们在遭受殴打时寻求帮助的地点。同时还调查了急性殴打事件的特征。
连续招募年龄在19至65岁之间、前往两个城市的10个急诊科就诊的女性。如果存在以下标准，则将女性排除在外：语言障碍、重病或无法将受试者与陪同人员分开。
在4448名完成问卷的女性中，37%承认曾在某个时候遭受过伴侣的身体虐待；10%报告目前存在殴打关系；4%表示她们此次前往急诊科就诊是因为遭受亲密伴侣的虐待。在70%的调查中，施暴者是男朋友或前男友。使用的武器是随手可得的物品。使用频率由高到低排列的三种最常见的求助资源分别是家人和朋友、警察以及急诊科。
在受虐妇女寻求护理的地方必须提供帮助资源。前来急诊科就诊的女性中虐待情况很常见，急诊科是受虐妇女提及的第三大求助资源。急诊护士应做好识别和协助受虐妇女的准备。
