Sommers Marilyn Sawyer
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2007 Jul;8(3):270-80. doi: 10.1177/1524838007303194.
The forensic examination following rape has two primary purposes: to provide health care and to collect evidence. Physical injuries need treatment so that they heal without adverse consequences. The pattern of injuries also has a forensic significance in that injuries are linked to the outcome of legal proceedings. This literature review investigates the variables related to genital injury prevalence and location that are reported in a series of retrospective reviews of medical records. The author builds the case that the prevalence and location of genital injury provide only a partial description of the nature of genital trauma associated with sexual assault and suggests a multidimensional definition of genital injury pattern. Several of the cited studies indicate that new avenues of investigation, such as refined measurement strategies for injury severity and skin color, may lead to advancements in health care, forensic, and criminal justice science.
提供医疗护理和收集证据。身体损伤需要治疗，以便其痊愈且不产生不良后果。损伤模式还具有法医意义，因为损伤与法律程序的结果相关。这篇文献综述调查了一系列病历回顾性研究中报告的与生殖器损伤发生率及部位相关的变量。作者提出，生殖器损伤的发生率和部位仅能部分描述与性侵犯相关的生殖器创伤的性质，并建议对生殖器损伤模式进行多维度定义。一些引用的研究表明，新的调查途径，如改进损伤严重程度和肤色的测量策略，可能会推动医疗、法医和刑事司法科学的发展。
