title: Decreasing the burden of trauma for victims of violence.
abstract: Treating victims of violence is a routine part of emergency medicine. The predictable physiologic and cognitive sequelae of violent trauma are discussed, with a general timeline of their emergence. Strategies for the psychologic support in the ED of victims of violence are described.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*