TY - JOUR
T1 - Care of the victim of rape
AU - D'onofrio, Gail
AU - Herbert, Barbara
AU - Levine, David L.
AU - Sugarek, Nancy J.
AU - Leiner, Steven
AU - Hampton, Harriette L.
PY - 1995/6/22
Y1 - 1995/6/22
N2 - To the Editor: Regarding Dr. Hampton's timely review of the care of the woman who has been sexually assaulted (Jan. 26 issue),1 most rape victims are initially evaluated in the emergency department, where accurate and compassionate detection, intervention, and documentation can decrease physiologic and psychological sequelae for victims and improve the rates of conviction of assailants.2 We recently completed a national survey of 102 residencies in emergency medicine to evaluate existing sexual-assault curriculums. Of the 67 programs that responded, only 45 percent included education about sexual assault as part of the orientation of new residents. Sixty-two percent offered less than.
AB - To the Editor: Regarding Dr. Hampton's timely review of the care of the woman who has been sexually assaulted (Jan. 26 issue),1 most rape victims are initially evaluated in the emergency department, where accurate and compassionate detection, intervention, and documentation can decrease physiologic and psychological sequelae for victims and improve the rates of conviction of assailants.2 We recently completed a national survey of 102 residencies in emergency medicine to evaluate existing sexual-assault curriculums. Of the 67 programs that responded, only 45 percent included education about sexual assault as part of the orientation of new residents. Sixty-two percent offered less than.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199506223322512
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199506223322512
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7619163
AN - SCOPUS:0029049139
VL - 332
SP - 1714
EP - 1715
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 25
ER -