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Diversity Matters: No ICD-10 Code for Hate Crimes
Emergency physicians frequently treat patients who have been assaulted: fight bites, stabbings, gunshot wounds, sexual violence. These are our day-to-day.
I took care of Mr. A recently after a reported trip and fall. His pattern of injuries, however, were not quite consistent with such a benign event. While I was suturing a laceration, Mr. A revealed that he had been attacked on the way home from work. His assailants screamed a litany of racial epithets, and demanded that he “go home,” saying that he didn't belong “here.” He was visibly shaken. He was not only afraid for himself but also for his children.
Source: Emergency Medicine News