{"title":"Seen, heard, supported: Recognising and responding to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the Australian emergency department.","authors":"Haddijatou Hughes","doi":"10.1016/j.auec.2025.06.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) describes the practice of injuring or removing part or all of the external female* genitalia and is a process that serves no medical benefit.<sup>2</sup> Approximately 230 million females** worldwide have undergone this human rights violation.<sup>1,2</sup> These women are at risk of illness and may seek emergency care. FGM/C is illegal in all Australian states and territories<sup>7,8</sup> and not traditionally practised here; however, the number of women in Australia living with FGM/C is increasing. Australian healthcare workers have limited knowledge of FGM/C.<sup>6</sup> Women are not only impacted by the procedures themselves but also by the scarcity of robust research, which leaves Emergency Departments (EDs) without adequate guidance. A gap exists in the literature, which has real-life implications. Australian EDs must be equipped to care for people who have undergone this harmful cultural practice. This paper examines the barriers to effective care and explore recommendations to enhance outcomes for these women.</p>","PeriodicalId":55979,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Emergency Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australasian Emergency Care","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2025.06.003","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EMERGENCY MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) describes the practice of injuring or removing part or all of the external female* genitalia and is a process that serves no medical benefit.2 Approximately 230 million females** worldwide have undergone this human rights violation.1,2 These women are at risk of illness and may seek emergency care. FGM/C is illegal in all Australian states and territories7,8 and not traditionally practised here; however, the number of women in Australia living with FGM/C is increasing. Australian healthcare workers have limited knowledge of FGM/C.6 Women are not only impacted by the procedures themselves but also by the scarcity of robust research, which leaves Emergency Departments (EDs) without adequate guidance. A gap exists in the literature, which has real-life implications. Australian EDs must be equipped to care for people who have undergone this harmful cultural practice. This paper examines the barriers to effective care and explore recommendations to enhance outcomes for these women.
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Australasian Emergency Care is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to supporting emergency nurses, physicians, paramedics and other professionals in advancing the science and practice of emergency care, wherever it is delivered. As the official journal of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), Australasian Emergency Care is a conduit for clinical, applied, and theoretical research and knowledge that advances the science and practice of emergency care in original, innovative and challenging ways. The journal serves as a leading voice for the emergency care community, reflecting its inter-professional diversity, and the importance of collaboration and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient outcomes. It is strongly focussed on advancing the patient experience and quality of care across the emergency care continuum, spanning the pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital settings within Australasia and beyond.
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