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Chicago Tribune
One woman was pinned to the emergency room floor by officers after her rape kit was done. Another woman was handcuffed to her hospital bed before the exam could begin. Both were sexual assault survivors who went to an Illinois emergency room seeking help. Both were arrested instead.
Police officers who respond to emergency room calls can and do jail sexual assault survivors who have warrants out for their arrest, even after offenses like unpaid parking tickets, shoplifting or failure to appear in court.
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The Journal of Forensic Nursing is seeking original articles, review papers, and case reports that speak to the role of forensic nursing and forensic nurses in 2020, with particular interest in papers that represent the diversity of the specialty, and the unique contributions forensic nurses make in the care of individuals, families, and communities.
Make your plans now to join us for our free, members-only Forensic Nursing Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Meet with members of Congress to advocate for issues that impact forensic nursing. Training is provided.
Our call for presenters will open in early January, but its not too early to begin planning your proposal. Conference tracks, session lengths, and additional details are online.
Newswise
Assessing and managing the impact of trauma has important implications for the care of patients and populations affected by trauma and violence. The current role and ongoing development of trauma-informed care are the focus of the October/December special issue of the Journal of Forensic Nursing, official journal of the International Association of Forensic Nurses. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
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Independent
Armed with pistols and machetes, Burmese soldiers stormed into Amina’s home, killing her husband with a bullet to the head. When her two-month-old son began crying, one soldier seized the child and dashed him against a wall. “My heart shattered into a thousand pieces,” Amina wept. Two soldiers then held her down as a third raped her. When she screamed, they choked her. “When they turned my head to the side,” she said, “I saw my son’s lifeless body lying there on the ground.”
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The Washington Post
Uber provided many numbers this week when it released its first-ever safety report, tallying thousands of incidents of sexual assault and death among its drivers and passengers.
Now come the questions the 84-page report didn’t answer.
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Medscape
Substance use coercion, or forced drug use, by an intimate partner has largely gone undetected by addiction psychiatrists, but a recent survey shows the practice is "disturbingly common."
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University of Birmingham via EurekAlert!
Female survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk of developing long-term illnesses that cause widespread bodily pain and extreme tiredness, shows a study by the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.
Published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, the research shows that women who have experienced domestic abuse are almost twice as likely to develop fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome than those who have not.
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Los Angeles Times
Over the last decade, more than 50 people have died by suicide while admitted to psychiatric facilities in California. The figure paints a bleak picture of the options available for people in the midst of a mental health crisis.
So for families whose loved ones are suffering from suicidal thoughts, is there hope? Can hospitals actually stop people from dying by suicide?
The short answer, experts say, is yes.
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NPR
At least six California prison guards were fired for sexual misconduct between 2014 and 2018, according to records released under a new state law. Advocates say more inmate protections are needed.
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TMC News
Garrett Phillips received an urgent phone call on the evening of Saturday, August 3, 2019. Since mid-morning, national news outlets had been reporting about a mass shooting at an El Paso Wal-Mart—one of the deadliest in modern United States history. Ultimately, 22 people were killed in the attack.
Phillips, an M.D. and assistant medical examiner for the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, had a brief conversation. When he ended the call, he packed a bag.
He was heading to El Paso.
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Newsweek
A man's blood and semen has been found to contain only the DNA of a donor following a bone marrow transplant that took place years earlier. Tests showed that only the hair on his chest and head had not been altered by the donor DNA—a discovery that could have big implications for forensic science.
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