title: Do sex assault victims receive adequate care? If not, you risk fines, violations.
abstract: Failure to collect evidence, inadequate care, and delays resulted in a New York City hospital being fined for providing inadequate care to a rape victim. These problems are common in the emergency department. Avoid asking sexual assault victims the same questions repeatedly. Determine the patient's primary concern and address it immediately. Examine patients in a private area with adequate space.
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception; D019548:Crime Victims; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D010808:Physical Examination; D018907:Privacy; D011902:Rape; D014218:Triage; D014481:United States