The Pursuit of Medical Care for Female Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation at the Time of Police Response.

Wilkes, Nicole

Survivors of nonfatal strangulation face a number of physical health consequences, some of which can be fatal if untreated. Despite the known health risks and connections to delayed fatalities, little is known about strangulation and victims' pursuit of medical care. Using data collected from prosecutors' case files (n = 143), this study attempts to understand what factors contribute to victims receiving medical attention following a nonfatal strangulation assault reported to police. Findings indicate that the suspect disrupting an emergency call increases the likelihood of the victim pursuing medical care. Implications are discussed.

LAWYERS; STATISTICS; REPORT writing; MEDICAL care; DOMESTIC violence; CRIME victims; EMERGENCY medical services communication systems; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY medical services; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ODDS ratio; POLICE; PROBABILITY theory

Violence Against Women, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 2, p388

1077-8012

Academic Journal

10.1177/10778012221140133