Educating Emergency Department Staff on the Identification and Treatment of Human Trafficking Victims
Type
Year published
Journal
Accession number
25831
Title
Educating Emergency Department Staff on the Identification and Treatment of Human Trafficking Victims
Volume and issue
45, 1
Abstract
This journal article discusses a project that looked at the efficacy of an online training module designed for emergency department (ED) personnel to screen for human trafficking victims. The project team developed this training module because evidence shows most trafficking victims receive medical treatment in emergency departments while in captivity; however, medical personnel are unprepared to identify and treat victims. They tested the module in two suburban hospitals with 75 ED medical personnel, where they found almost 90% of the participants had no previous training on human trafficking. Less than half of the participants stated they had a comprehensive understanding of human trafficking before the intervention, with an increase to 93% after education. The training significantly increased the confidence of the participants to both identify and treat human trafficking victims.
Availability details
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