HEC/News: The face of domestic violence (Los Angeles Times)

HEC/News
Friday, January 23, 2009

The face of domestic violence
Los Angeles Times (CA) January 19, 2009
By Mary Engel

"Domestic violence is believed to be vastly under-reported, and
emergency and other physicians have long been urged to be on the alert
for patients with unexplained injuries. The right questions can help
identify victims -- the majority of them women -- and secure referrals
to community service agencies."

"Now doctors have a new clue. Rather than trying to read injured
patients' faces for signs of fear or shame, physicians can read their
facial injuries."

"Women who had been assaulted by intimate partners generally sustained
different patterns of facial injuries than women who were injured in car
crashes, falls or assaults by strangers, according to a study published
[January 19] in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery..."

Full article available at
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/01/domestic-violen.ht
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