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GUIDELINES FOR THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN TREATING THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT PATIENT

NCJ Number
36186
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
35 pages
Annotation
THE AREAS COVERED INCLUDE THE ROLES OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF, AND THE HANDLING OF THE PATIENT BEFORE HE OR SHE IS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN.
Abstract
ALSO CONSIDERED ARE SUGGESTED MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT PROCEDURES INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF POTENTIAL EVIDENCE, CRISIS INTERVENTION SOCIAL SERVICES AND FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING, INTERVIEW PROCEDURES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND PATIENT HANDLING AT DISCHARGE. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A SPECIALIZED GLOSSARY OF TERMS, SAMPLE CRITERIA FOR THE EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS, A SAMPLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECORD FORM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND A ONE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY.