00:0214 seconds. That's the amount of time it can take for strangulation to cause a seizure.
00:08Those numbers land differently for me because I've lived those seconds.
00:12Chantelle Roddy knows first hand the impact first responders can have in the aftermath of being strangled by a partner.
00:19I was fortunate to have a very supportive police officer who was able to sit with me and go through
00:23all of the history.
00:25A forum in Hobart is helping first responders learn those skills.
00:28Tasmania changed its laws in 2022 to recognise strangulation as a standalone crime, punishable by up to 21 years in
00:37prison.
00:37But family violence experts say more work is needed.
00:41We need there to be an adequate response through police, ambulance, health, so that there can be an adequate justice
00:47response, but also an adequate health response as well.
00:51If someone's experienced strangulation, they've got a 7.5 times more likely chance of being killed or experiencing attempted homicide
00:59than other women who haven't experienced strangulation.
01:02So it's definitely a red flag for future homicide.
01:06Strangulation doesn't always leave visible injuries, but it can cause stroke, seizures, brain injury and PTSD.
01:12And that can mean that memories of the event can be fragmented.
01:17But the problem with that is that the law looks for nice, credible, straight line stories that have a really
01:22clear narrative and often women who've been strangled just can't deliver that.
01:28First responders are being urged to ask more questions and to use their professional curiosity and skills to delve deeper
01:34and help save lives.
01:35Yes.
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01:37First responders have been joined by just being hydrated and had to understand that just what we you were having.
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