An exploration of frontline health professional's current understanding of non-fatal strangulation.

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dc.citation.volumeEarly View
dc.contributor.authorDonaldson AE
dc.contributor.authorRavono A
dc.contributor.authorHurren E
dc.contributor.authorHarvey C
dc.contributor.authorBaldwin A
dc.contributor.authorSolomon B
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T23:26:50Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T23:26:50Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-07
dc.description.abstractAim To explore frontline health professionals' current understanding of non-fatal strangulation and their need for and support for a comprehensive education and screening package to support health delivery. Design A descriptive mixed-method approach was chosen to analyse responses to an anonymous, online survey consisting of ten Likert scale, open-ended and five demographic questions. 103 frontline health professionals (nurses, doctors, paramedics, midwives) participated in this study. Methods Content analysis of the Likert scale and open-ended questions describing the subjective experiences and perceptions of the participants was undertaken along with percentage and frequency counts of the rated Likert responses. Results The findings identified that 51.1% of health professionals do not ask about strangulation routinely and that 59% of health professionals reported receiving no formal education or professional development on NFS to enhance their knowledge or inform clinical practice. No health professionals identified mild traumatic brain injury as a consequence or sign of strangulation, nor did they identify an understanding that 50% of people may have no visible injuries after being strangled. Health professionals also do not routinely document the different agencies referred to or involved in supporting the person who experienced NFS. Conclusion Findings suggest that frontline health professionals lack the confidence, skills and education needed to meet medical obligations to their patients and to fulfil their duty to ‘do no harm’. Frontline health professionals would welcome a comprehensive education and screening package to guide recognition and response to non-fatal strangulation in their clinical settings. Where and on Whom Will the Research Have an Impact? The purpose of the study was to understand and explore health professionals' knowledge about non-fatal strangulation so that improved education around better screening, and management of trauma-focused care to people who have been subjected to non-fatal strangulation could occur. No Patient or Public Contribution This review contains no patient or public contribution since it examines health professionals' knowledge of identifying non-fatal strangulation and the screening and assessment tools used in clinical practice.
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dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38973238
dc.identifier.citationDonaldson AE, Ravono A, Hurren E, Harvey C, Baldwin A, Solomon B. (2024). An exploration of frontline health professional's current understanding of non-fatal strangulation.. J Adv Nurs. Early View.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jan.16311
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2648
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0309-2402
dc.identifier.numberjan.16311
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70340
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.16311
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Adv Nurs
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectchoking
dc.subjectfrontline health professionals
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.subjectnon‐fatal strangulation
dc.subjectnurses
dc.titleAn exploration of frontline health professional's current understanding of non-fatal strangulation.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id490718
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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