Hutson Linda A
SANE Program Educator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, Center for Emergency Care, The University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45224, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2002 Mar;37(1):79-88, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0029-6465(03)00084-7.
For survivors of sexual assault, the care received by medical and legal first-responders is critical to their eventual outcome. An evidentiary examination that meets their immediate needs and provides long-term legal support is a holistic service that Registered Nurses with special training can provide.