Domestic Abuse: Emergencies
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Emergencies
Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- You think you are in immediate physical danger.
- You or someone else has just been physically or sexually abused.
- You have been physically hurt and do not have someone who can safely take you to emergency care.
Note:
- If you have been sexually assaulted, preserve evidence of the attack—do not change clothes, eat, drink, smoke, bathe, brush teeth, or clean up in any way. Write down all the details about the attack and the attacker.
| Last updated: | May 06, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP - Family Violence Prevention |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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