Silent Signs: Improving Paramedic Response to Intimate Partner Violence

About this episode

This episode discusses the complexities of paramedic responses to intimate partner violence and insights from a study with survivors.

Domestic violence calls are among the most complex and high-risk situations paramedics encounter. Often, the signs are subtle-confusion, headaches, or a hesitant patient-and mask a much darker reality of non-fatal strangulation or traumatic brain injury. In this episode, we speak with researcher Dr. Rory Marshall about a groundbreaking study that asked survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) what they really needed from EMS. Dr. Marshall discusses the disconnect between standard paramed...

People in this episode

Host: Bram Duffee

Guest: Dr. Rory Marshall

Topics covered

• paramedic response
• intimate partner violence
• domestic violence
• patient care
• emergency medical services

Keywords

• paramedics
• intimate partner violence
• domestic violence
• emergency response
• patient needs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EMS, Intimate Partner Violence

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