Human trafficking screening in Saskatoon Emergency Departments: What can be learned from high-risk patient presentations?
Shayan Shirazi, Tracy D. Wilson, Maryellen Gibson, Lynsey Martin, James Stempien · 2024
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Shayan Shirazi and four colleagues present a 2024 study on whether emergency doctors in Saskatoon, Canada, screen patients for human trafficking. Emergency departments see trafficking victims when they are most exposed, yet doctors report little training in spotting them. The team reviewed 223 charts of patients whose diagnoses marked them as high risk across three city emergency departments.
Not one chart documented any trafficking screening at all. Worse, a fifth of the high-risk charts, many involving sexually transmitted disease or pelvic infection, lacked even a recorded sexual history. The patients' stories clustered around sexual health troubles, substance use, and being homeless. The authors conclude screening simply is not happening and call for training in spotting cases and helping victims.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shayan Shirazi, Tracy D. Wilson, Maryellen Gibson, Lynsey Martin, James Stempien |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |