Defining Human Trafficking Human trafficking is an under-recognized health and social injustice affecting patients presenting to emergency departments across Canada.1 It is defined by the United Nations as the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for an improper purpose including forced labour or sexual exploitation”.2 Human trafficking is sometimes referred to as modern day slavery or human exploitation. The three components …
CAEP FEI | Human Trafficking Awareness: A Learning Module
Jeremy is a second year resident who is about to see a 25 year old female presenting with abdominal pain. During the history he notices the patient is remarkably quiet and that the patient’s male friend is answering all the questions for her. When Jeremy asks the male friend to leave the room for a moment, both the patient and the friend object. Jeremy starts wondering if this patient might be a victim …