TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Combating slavery in the 21st century: The role of emergency medicine
JO  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
A1  - Cossio, Tania
A1  - Richardson, Lynne D.
A1  - Chisolm-Straker, Makini
SP  - 980
EP  - 987
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Human trafficking (HT) victims may present to emergency departments (ED) as patients, but are infrequently identified. To address this issue, we developed and piloted a training intervention for emergency providers on HT and how to identify and treat these patients. Included in the intervention participants were emergency medicine residents, ED attendings, ED nurses, and hospital social workers. Prior to the intervention, 4.8% felt some degree of confidence in their ability to identify and 7.7% to treat a trafficked patient. After the 20-minute intervention, 53.8% felt some degree of confidence in their ability to identify and 56.7% care for this patient population. Because this problem is global, we created a Website that includes an instructive toolkit and an interactive course for self-learning and/or assessment. This intervention will give ED providers the tools they need to assess and treat a patient who might be a victim of human trafficking.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2012.0091
ID  - ref1
ER  -