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How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties

ACEP Now

A 16-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after being sexually assaulted by two males at a party at her friend’s house. Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE nurses) are very familiar with the options available to patients regarding reporting to law enforcement and evidence collection. What do you do?

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

EMDocs

These patients suffer from untreated physical injuries, including gunshot wounds, shrapnel, accidents, envenomations, sequelae of physical or sexual assault, and heat exhaustion/heat stroke. Viral hemorrhagic fevers and their regions in Africa. 87 The majority of the injuries seen in the ED are associated with violent conflicts.