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SEXUAL
ASSAULT
In
this site we will include articles and research reviews related
specifically to issues in sexual assault practice. As the articles
accumulate we will begin indexing and archiving, with a search feature.
Members are asked to submit their summaries as they discover significant
articles of help to other sexual assault examiners.
SA
Services
BC
SANEs Support Kenyan Nurses
http://www.bcit.ca/update/node/997
Above
is a link to an article done by British Columbia Technical
Institute,
Kenyan
nurses, Forensic Nursing Services
at Surrey Memorial Hospital
and Sheila Early. Sheila writes "It is amazing how a relatively
small random act of kindness has made such a huge difference
in Kenya.
I would
encourage others to take up the challenge and pick a country
in which to sponsor nurses with a similar random act of kindness." (May
11,2010)
Drug Facilitated
Sexual Assault
These authors
(including FNSC members) reviewed the charts of 977 patients
who were tested for suspected drug facilitated sexual assault,
identifying frequency of drugs involved and characteristics
of assaults that involved drugs.
Injuries
The RCMP sexual assault kits now
have added the BALD STEP mnemonic and traumagram to the
documentation to assist with assessment of physical findings.
It simplifies the documentation and provides consistency
in injury terminology. In this article the author describes
use
of the mnemonic as well as some of the changes that are
proposed for the new RCMP sexual assault kits in Canada. (posted
with permission: National Emergency Nurses' Affiliation).
Includes
a sample traumagram and explanations of the use of the
BALD STEP mnemonic to assist comprehensive assessment and
documentation
of physical findings after trauma and assaults. Further
information can be obtained from the author (cartersnell@shaw.ca).
This
research was designed to identify current knowledge and gaps in
knowledge related to sexual assault injuries and factors that impact
the risks for injury from a sexual assault. The dissertation is
presented in 4 parts:
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an
introduction to the issue of injuries in sexual assault and
their consequences;
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a
systematic review of the available research on sexual assault
injuries and associated risks;
-
testing
of a theory on risks for injury and resulting genital or nongenital
injury, using data from a Canadian sexual assault team; and
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a
synthesis of the results of the systematic review and theory
testing and implications for practice, research and education
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