When to suspect and screen for non-fatal strangulation

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In this episode:

  • Approaches for healthcare professionals to initiate conversations when strangulation is suspected
  • Integrating sociocultural sensitivity into screening procedures
  • Identifying safety concerns and long-term physical effects for women in abusive relationships
  • Best practices for healthcare professionals to document strangulation incidents to support potential legal action, now or in the future
  • Recommended investigations, referral pathways, and available support services

 

Expert: Dr Frances Chen, General Practitioner

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 24 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: It Left No Marks

 

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Last Updated: 15 Apr, 2025

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