@article{ref1,
title="Need for law enforcement in cases of intimate partner violence in a university ED",
journal="American journal of emergency medicine",
year="1998",
author="Sachs, Carolyn J. and Baraff, L. J. and Peek, Corinne",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="60-63",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to quantify the proportion of men and women seen in a university emergency department (ED) for treatment of injuries resulting from intimate partner violence (IPV) that require reports to law enforcement authorities. A total of 1,516 adult ED patients were asked to complete a written survey instrument; 1,003 patients (66.2%) completed the survey. Two percent of patients reported they presented to the ED for treatment of injuries resulting from IPV. Three percent reported IPV within the last year, and 10% reported that they had ever been physically abused by a partner. Six percent of respondents reported that they had ever been threatened with a gun or knife by a partner, 2% within the past year. Only the lifetime prevalence of IPV was significantly greater among female patients, 15% versus 6% (P < .001). Approximately 2% of our ED patients require law enforcement intervention for IPV.",
language="",
issn="0735-6757",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}