The American journal of emergency medicineHumansFemaleVertebral Artery DissectionAdolescentChild Abuse
Manual strangulation as a form of child abuse in an adolescent causing vertebral artery dissection: A case report.
Nancy Dunbar-Abbaei, Karli Okeson
Published: 202610.1016/j.ajem.2025.10.046
Abstract
Manual strangulation as a form of child abuse is rarely reported, yet it carries significant risks for both medical and mental health outcomes. Here, we present the case of a 16-year-old female who presented to the ED following non-fatal strangulatio…
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