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Nonfatal Strangulation Knowledge and Experience in Health Care Professionals.

Katherine M Thompson¹

¹Snoqualmie Valley Assault Treatment Services, Snoqualmie Valley Health, Snoqualmie, WA.

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|June 16, 2026

Summary

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Healthcare professionals have varying knowledge of nonfatal strangulation (NFS). Nursing professionals scored highest, indicating a need for standardized, cross-disciplinary education for all medical roles.

Keywords:

Clinical knowledge forensic nursing health care education intimate partner violence lethality assessment nonfatal strangulation sexual assault strangulation protocol

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Medical Education
Public Health
Forensic Medicine

Background:

Nonfatal strangulation (NFS) is a high-lethality act often linked to intimate partner violence and sexual assault.
Understanding of NFS among healthcare professionals outside forensic settings is not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess NFS knowledge and clinical decision-making across different healthcare roles.
To determine if licensure type or clinical experience correlates with NFS knowledge scores.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 131 U.S. healthcare professionals.
A 10-item composite knowledge score was analyzed using ANCOVA, controlling for years of experience.

Main Results:

The mean composite knowledge score was 5.68 (SD=1.576).
Licensure type significantly impacted scores (P=0.001), with nursing professionals scoring highest (M=6.22).
Clinical experience was not significantly associated with knowledge scores (P=0.412).

Conclusions:

NFS knowledge differs significantly by professional role, with nurses demonstrating higher scores.
Findings suggest a need for standardized, cross-disciplinary education in strangulation recognition and management.
Current educational and training approaches may not uniformly distribute essential knowledge.