see [Dunn - Domestic violence](x-devonthink-item://D3637844-4649-425F-858E-34405168B712) , [Rosen - Intimate partner violence and abuse](x-devonthink-item://BC7A43B2-1BC1-4B9A-8AAA-56E069A4F4D4), [ACEM - policy on family and domestic violence and abuse](x-devonthink-item://44CE0CE8-E34F-4064-B5B4-D058D317AD3C), [A descriptive study of domestic and family violence presentations to an emergency department in the Northern Territory.](bookends://sonnysoftware.com/ref/DL/268875) see also: [[Non-accidental injury|NAI -- paediatrics]], [[Elder abuse]], [[Family and domestic violence screen]] **high likelihood of extreme danger is associated with:** - hitting with closed fists - attempted strangulation - repeated punches - ​threat or assault with a weapon **High risk factors for intimate parter death** - new pregnancy - recent or planned separation - non-fatal strangulation - harm to pets - threats to kill and access to weapons, other conditions increase the risk of FDVA, including prolonged times spent at home with perpetrators, for example due to restrictions associated with pandemic illness, loss of jobs, and other social stressors.