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Hmm, zero tolerance is recipe for tyranny. Take my wife's family. They have a genetic thing
that causes them to bruise really easily. We do a lot of mountain biking and my wife is always
getting bruises from falls. Heck, the cat gives her bruises all the time too. But no half-measure,
report report report, eh? ■
skr RDH
Member Since: 07/21/07
Post: 9 of 22
9/21/2016
Actually, this sounds a little too probing and offensive if you have not seen something similar
on the same patient at a previous appointment. People fall all the time. People run into doors
and lamps fall on people also. Yes, you may be right, but being wrong and calling the cops is
not good either.
I would note in the chart about your possible suspicions and then see if she shows up at a
future appointment with more bruises. You don't know if abuse is going on. You are not the
police. And more sadly, even if it is going on, those in abusive situations tend to stay in abusive
situations. ■
davidpalmer
Member Since: 04/14/00
Post: 12 of 22
9/21/2016
I had a female patient who admitted to getting punched in the face. #8 and #9 had to be
extracted. Facial bone was mush. Big gaping hole, #7 and #10 looked to be on their way out too.
I offered help multiple times, but patient refused. What are the authorities going to do if the
victim does not testify? It becomes a he-said, she-said, "Oh, I ran into a wall"-type situation. ■
teethdood
Member Since: 12/29/05
Post: 15 of 22
6/1/2017
Deborah McPhee
If you ask a patient and they say no, leave it at that. As adults, they have to ask for help.
What you can do as an office:
Member Since: 04/15/05
Post: 19 of 22
1.
2.
3.
4.
Call your local shelter and ask for literature for your office.
Keep literature in the operatories, not in the waiting room.
Ask every patient if they feel safe at home and at work.
If they deny physical abuse, don't press; rather, tell them your office is a safe place
and they can always call or come in for help.
5. If someone does come in for help, call the police.
6. Do not confront the abuser yourself. You don't want to get into a fistfight (or gunfight)
in your office.
7. Record conversation in the patient chart. ■
9/14/2020
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