Sexual Assault Management Flashcards
1
Q
If a person presents after a sexual assault, what considerations might you have in taking the consultation?
A
- Patient safety
- Medical history/examination - at patient’s pace
- Forensic examination - generally undertaken by specialist teams
- Management of injuries
- STI surveillance +/- prophylaxis
- 10% develop
- Emergency contraception
- Management of somatic/psych symptoms
- Advocacy
- Social/psych/legal input
- Follow-up
