title: Injury in women who are raped: what every critical care nurse needs to know.
abstract: Sexual assault is considered the silent, violent epidemic. However, many critical care nurses are unaware of the injury patterns that may indicate that their patient has been sexually assaulted. In addition, critical care nurses are often uncertain how to proceed when caring for someone with a suspected sexual assault. This article provides both background information about sexual assault and guidance to critical care nurses on how to manage this difficult situation.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA. Lynn.Sommers@UC.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn Sawyer
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sommers
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buschur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004282:Documentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011902:Rape / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy