Management of rape victims (regarding STD treatment and pregnancy prevention): do academic emergency departments practice what they preach?
This study sought to determine how rape victims are managed in emergency departments with respect to disease and pregnancy prevention. Surveys were sent to directors of emergency medicine residencies and pediatric emergency medicine fellowships. Results indicate that there is some discrepancy between presence of an institutional policy and practice.
Azikiwe
Nneka
N
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44308, USA. nazikiwe@chmca.org
Wright
Joseph
J
Cheng
Tina
T
D'Angelo
Lawrence J
LJ
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011902:Rape; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital