Guide for treating rape victims emphasizes compassion, respect.
The boards of directors of St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino, CA, and St. Mary Desert Valley Hospital, Apple Valley, CA, established a series of guidelines to help hospital personnel treat victims of rape. Guidelines include consideration for the total well-being of the woman, morally acceptable medical treatment, requirements for the use of antiovulant drugs, and legal and confidentiality procedures.
D002140:California; D002410:Catholicism; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D004989:Ethics; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011902:Rape; D012649:Self Concept