Sexual Assault Quick Reference

Aimed at and written by health care, social service, and law enforcement professionals in the US, this quick reference describes common and uncommon types of sexual assault, recommended treatments, and procedural guidelines for patient-practitioner interaction. It covers the principles of sexual assault, anogenital anatomy, differential diagnosis, multidisciplinary teamwork issues, pregnancy, acquaintance and intimate partner rape, caregiver issues, legal issues and investigation, sexual assault response in the US military, human trafficking, strangulation in living patients, and risks to children and adolescents on the internet, and this edition has updated standards and best practices in the medical forensic evaluation of patients across the life span, identifying and documenting physical injury, documenting and reporting cases of sexual violence, recognizing and treating sexually transmitted infections, and providing psychological and social support to survivors. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)