In this episode:

• How concussion and non-fatal strangulation cause mild brain injury and associated neurological and behavioural changes
• Prevalence and gendered patterns in intimate partner violence, and reasons for under-reporting
• Recognising acute and persistent signs, such as physical, cognitive and emotional, in primary care
• Practical use of screening tools, red flags for urgent referral, and when to order imaging
• Management strategies combining neurological recovery with safety planning and referral pathways

Experts: Dr Josephine Braid, Rehabilitation Medicine Physician
Molly Banks, Speech Pathologist

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 35 mins

This Healthed podcast was produced as part of the Pathways Project, Women’s Health NSW initiative that set out to support and strengthen professional understanding and local capacity to respond to women who have experienced strangulation in the context of sexual violence, and in domestic and family violence, and in sexual choking. For more information visit: Itleftnomarks.com.au

Recommended resource:

• It left no marks – Strangulation: A serious form of violence | Women’s Health NSW
• White book – Abuse and violence: Working with our patients in general practice | RACGP
• The GP toolkit | Women’s Legal Service NSW
• ‘I thought I was about to die’ – Management of non-fatal strangulation in general practice | RACGP
• Australian Institute for Strangulation Prevention
• Non-fatal strangulation | NSW Emergency Care Institute
• Domestic and family violence | Australia’s Brain Injury Organisation
• Partner-inflicted brain injuries | Oncussion Alliance
• Mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) | NSW Health
• Concussion and mild head injury factsheet | The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
• Australia’s Brain Injury Organisation (SYNAPSE)