When forensic nurse examiners work with survivors of violence -- sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse or domestic assault -- they're painstakingly collecting and documenting evidence that can hold ...
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Improving the medical and forensic care of sexual assault survivors in the emergency department
As a resident, David Yang took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department (ED). Often, he would ...
RICHMOND, Va. – The young woman who walked into an emergency room in Milwaukee began her journey about 12 hours earlier, at a Chicago-area hospital, more than 90 miles away. She had been raped, but ...
In nursing school, Norah Lusk already knew she wanted to work with sexual assault survivors. She had seen how this part of the health care system was “sorely lacking” through victim-blaming, long wait ...
Care by a forensic nurse examiner differs from other types of medical intervention in that patients are empowered to have total control of their hospital visits. People who fall victim to ...
On August 18, 2021, Dr. Sean Dugan sent out a letter to his colleagues. He practices medicine in Redding, which had just reported its highest rates of COVID hospitalizations yet. His message began ...
Survivors of sexual assault in rural communities often struggle to access specialized care. New research from The University ...
Forensic Nurse Jody Oslund is tired of people not knowing about her program, though she hopes you’ll never have to use it. The forensic nurses at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington ...
If an adult is sexually assaulted in the District, one group of specially trained nurses is called upon to perform a forensic exam should the survivor wish to receive one. And sexual assault occurs ...
Medical experts took the stand in the LA Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer's restraining-order hearing. Kelly Valencia, the nurse who examined the woman accusing Bauer of sexual assault, testified. "I had ...
RICHMOND, Va.RICHMOND, Va. — The young woman who walked into an emergency room in Milwaukee began her journey about 12 hours earlier, at a Chicago-area hospital, more than 90 miles away. She had been ...
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