title: Thoracic injuries resulting from intimate partner violence.
abstract: Intimate partner violence affects individuals in every part of the world regardless of financial status, age, race, religion, nationality and educational background. Women are often the victims of assault by their partners and their presence in emergency departments is well documented. This report highlights the relatively infrequent occurrence of a traumatic pneumothorax as a result of intimate partner physical abuse and aims to emphasize the crucial role all health care professionals need to play if domestic violence is to be recognized early.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. dimoskaragel@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Dimos
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karangelis
authors.forename: Christos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Karkos
authors.forename: Georgios I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Tagarakis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oikonomou
authors.forename: Petros D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Karkos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hevas
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsilimingas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging