Limitations of the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations

According to a database maintained by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, there are at least 276 sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) programs in the United States. [...]it is estimated that the pregnancy rate associated with rape in victims 12 to 45 years of age is approximately 4.7%.

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Published inJournal of emergency nursing Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 267 - 270
Main Authors Lewis-O'Connor, Annie, Franz, Holly, Zuniga, Lucia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2005
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Assaults
Benchmarking
Birth control
Clinical Protocols - standards
Contraceptives, Postcoital
Criminal Law - standards
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Forensic Medicine - methods
Forensic Medicine - standards
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Mass Screening - standards
Nursing
Physical Examination - methods
Physical Examination - nursing
Physical Examination - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards
Rape
Rape - diagnosis
Sex crimes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
Teenagers
Time Factors
Women's Health
United States > US
California
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Summary:According to a database maintained by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, there are at least 276 sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) programs in the United States. [...]it is estimated that the pregnancy rate associated with rape in victims 12 to 45 years of age is approximately 4.7%.
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ISSN:0099-1767
1527-2966
DOI:10.1016/j.jen.2005.04.025