Jarvis 7

Routine, Universal Screening for Intimate Partner violence

Asking all patients (usually females) whenther they have experienced IPV each time they are in the health care system no matter what their complaint

Psychologic Abuse

Infliction of emotional/mental anguish by humiliation , coercian, and threats and/or lack of social stimulation. Examples include yelling, threats of harm, threats of withholding basic medical and/or personal care, and leaving the person alone for long periods

Mandatory Reporting of Abuse

A specified group of people (e.g. health care providers) is required by law to report abuse (of a specified nature against specified people) to a governmental agency (e.g. protective services, the police).

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Physical and/or sexual violence (use of physical force) or threat of such violence; also psychologic/emotional abuse and/or coercive tactics when there has been prior physical and/or sexual violence between spouses or nonmarital partners (boyfriend, girlfriend) or former spouses or nonmarital partners

Elder Neglect (Physical)

Physical harm (actual or potential) to person age 65 or older because of failure to provide for the person's well-being. Examples include inadequate feeding and hydration, unsanitary living conditions and poor personal hygiene

Elder Abuse

Willful infliction of force that results in bodily harm, pain, and/or impairment on a person age 65 or older. Examples include pushing, slapping, hitting, shaking, burning and rough handling

Child Sexual Abuse

Includes flondling a child's genitals, incest, penetration, rape, sodomy, indecent exposure, and commercial exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials

Child Physical Abuse

Physical injury due to punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking ot otherwise harming a child. Even if the parent or caretaker did not intend to harm the child, such acts are considered abuse when done purposefully

Child Neglect

Failure to provide ofr a child's basic needs (physical, educational, medical, and emotional)

Child Emotional Abuse

Any pattern of behavior that harms a child's emotional development or sense of self-worth. It includes frequent belittleing, rejection, threats and withholding of love and support

Wound

A general term referring to a bodily injury caused by physical means

Traumatic alopecia

Loss of hair from pulling and yanking or by other traumatic means

Stab Wound

A penetrating, sharp, cutting, injury that is deeper that it is wide

Puncture

The act of piercing or penetrating with a pointed object or instrument

Petechiae

Minute, pinpont, non-raised, perfectly round, purplish red spots cause by intradermal or submucous hemorrhage, which later turn blue or yellow

Pattern of injuries

Injuries, usually bruises and fractures, in various stages of healing

Patterned Injury

An injury caused by an object that leaves a distinct pattern on the skin and/or organ (i.e. being whipped with an extension cord) or any injury caused by a unique mechanism of injury (i.e. immersion burns to the hands or feet)

Lesion

A broad term referring to any pathologic or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part

Laceration

The act of tearing or splitting; a wound produced by the tearing and/or splitting of body tissue, usually from the blunt impact over a bony surface

Incision

A cut or wound made by a sharp instrument; the act of cutting

Hemorrhage

The escape of blood from a ruptured vessel, which can be external, internal, and/or into the skin or other organ

Hematoma

A localized collection of extravasated blood, usually clotted on an organ, space or tissue

Ecchymosis

A hemorrhagic spot ot blotch, larger than petechiae, in the skin or mucous membrane, forming a non-elevated, rounded or regular, blue or purplish patch

Contusion

A bruise; injury to tissue without breakage of the skin; blood from broken blood vessels accumulates, producing pain, swelling, and tenderness

Bruise

Superficial discoloration due to hemorrhage into the tissue from ruptured blood vessels beneath the skin surface, without the skin itself being broken; also called a contusion

Avulsion

The tearing away of a structure or part

Abrasion

A wound caused by rubbing the skin or mucous membrane