Identifying Abuse - Video Lesson

Hello, and welcome to today's lesson on an essential topic in patient care, recognizing and understanding various forms of abuse. This topic is pivotal for health care providers because recognizing abuse can be lifesaving. Failure to recognize and report can not only perpetuate suffering for the victim, but may also have legal consequences for health care professionals. We will be discussing how to report abuse in a future lesson. Abuse is a harmful violation of a person's right to safety and well-being. There are five main types of abuse, physical, emotional, financial, sexual, and neglect. These all manifest differently depending upon the age of the victim. Physical abuse is defined as any action which involves infliction of bodily harm. This can manifest as bruises, burns, or fractures. Emotional