Violence against women in North-East Piedmont, Italy: a cross-sectional study on patients accessing the emergency department (2017–2020)
This paper describes the characteristics of patients accessing emergency care for cases of violence against women in Northeast Piedmont. This paper demonstrates that the triage, documentation of injuries, and referral practices regarding victims of gender-based violence in the Emergency Department need improvement. This paper shows the issues connected with documentation of the sequelae of gender-based violence in Emergency Departments.
Authors
- Andressa Tedesco
- Sarah Gino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-4788)
- Elena Rubini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5802-2734)
- Edit Shahi
- Giulia Facci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1335-0293)
- Stefano Cenati
- Liliana Maglitto
- Claudio Didino
Institutions
- Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita (IT)
- Presidio Ospedaliero (IT)
- Ospedale di Circolo di Busto Arsizio (IT)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana (IT)
- Presidenza Del Consiglio Dei Ministri (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Legal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-025-03644-6
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale