TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Human trafficking and emergency medical services (EMS)
JO  - Prehospital and disaster medicine
A1  - Shekhar, Aditya C.
A1  - Macias-Konstantopoulos, Wendy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Human trafficking is associated with wide-ranging mental and physical morbidity, as well as mortality, in the United States and globally. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers are often first responders to victims of human trafficking. Given their proximity to patients' social and environmental circumstances, these clinicians need to be familiar with the signs and symptoms of human trafficking, as well understand how to best provide care for suspected or confirmed trafficked patients. Evidence from multiple studies indicates that providers who have received formal training may be better able to recognize the signs and symptoms of human trafficking, and thus, can provide better care to potential victims of human trafficking. This review will summarize the relevance of human trafficking to prehospital emergency care, touch on best practices for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed ties to human trafficking, and outline future directions for education and research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-023X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X23005976
ID  - ref1
ER  -