Emergency department visits coded for injuries from intimate partner violence:

Friday, March 30, 2012: 1:25 PM-2:45 PM
Pacific A (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Speaker:
Danielle M. Davidov, PhD, West Virginia University

Authors:
Stephen M. Davis, MSW, MPA, West Virginia University
Jeffrey H. Coben, MD, West Virginia University
Miryam Miller, MD, West Virginia University


Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:
  1. Describe the clinical and demographic features of a nationally representative sample of patients presenting to emergency departments for IPV-related injuries
  2. Explain the importance of using external cause of injury (E-codes) in medical records
Description:
This report will focus on describing the population of patients presenting to United States Emergency Departments for injuries sustained as a result of intimate partner violence.