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The Medical Director’s Role in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs

ACEP Now

You work as the medical director at a suburban, community emergency department (ED). At your monthly meeting with the chief medical officer (CMO) and chief nursing officer (CNO), they inform you of the hospitals plan to start a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. As expected, you have several questions.

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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. She is asking for an exam, as well as medications to avoid pregnancy and diseases. Mandatory reporting and adolescent sexual assault. What do you do?

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Restoring Physician-Patient Trust

American Medical Compliance

Sixty percent of nurses report being victims of sexual assault and less than half of emergency department doctors have been victims of physical violence. Centering trust in patient-doctor interactions will be key to improving safety and well-being for everyone.

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2086 The value of emergency care data set (ECDS) presentation codes for predicting mortality and inpatient admission

Emergency Medicine Journal

Aims and Objectives Early identification of patients at higher risk of death and hospital admission is an important problem in emergency departments. SOCIAL PROBLEM (MEDICALLY WELL) 58 1 27 46.6 0[0 , 32] STATES VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 8 0 0 0 0[0 , 32] TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION 7 0 4 57.1 CRYING INFANT 108 0 16 14.8

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Episode 27 - Emergency Department Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Pharmacology CME and Infectious Disease CME)

EB Medicine

Show Notes Jeff: Welcome back to EMplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. This month, we’re moving from the trauma bay back to a more private setting, to discuss Emergency Department Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

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Employ a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care

ACEP Now

A 28-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by police after a sexual assault. The police officer is waiting for the sexual assault evidence kit. injuries following an assault), or an indirect result of trauma (e.g., Int J Emerg Med. She is visibly anxious and tearful.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

EMDocs

She receives IV calcium gluconate and bicarbonate as well as oral potassium binders for hyperkalemia. These patients suffer from untreated physical injuries, including gunshot wounds, shrapnel, accidents, envenomations, sequelae of physical or sexual assault, and heat exhaustion/heat stroke. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;3:17067.