This recorded presentation on sexual choking is from the HealthEd Medical Update 2024 one day educational seminar, which took place on Saturday 5 October 2024 in Brisbane. It will be useful to general practitioners (GPs) and other health professionals who encounter patients who engage in sexual choking.
Sexual choking is an emerging health issue with research published in July 2024 finding more than half (56.9%) of a nationally representative sample of Australians aged 18 to 35 have been choked during sex. On average participants reported being choked six times by three different partners. The prevalence rate of sexual choking coupled with the often-hidden impacts on individual health and wellbeing, including acquired brain injury, means GPs should be alert to, and ready to screen for sexual choking.
By the end of the presentation, you should be able to:
- Identify when to suspect and screen for sexual choking
- Reflect on barriers that may prevent patient disclosure of sexual choking and identify language considerations that may help patients overcome these challenges
- Describe the benefits of a multidisciplinary response for patients who have sustained a brain injury as a result of sexual choking.
The presentation was delivered by Emma Siegel, the manager of Lismore Women’s Health & Resource Centre on behalf of Women’s Health NSW as part of the It Left No Marks project.