RT Book, Section
A1 Woo, Jason
A1 Scott, Rachel K.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166168457
T1 Sexual Violence
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260455281
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166168457
RD 2022/05/16
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISThe  legal  definition  of  rape  varies  by  state  and  geographic  location.  The  term  “sexual  violence”  is  used  by  the  CDC  and  will  be  used  in  this  discussion.  It  can  be  committed  by  a  stranger,  but  more  commonly  by  an  assailant  known  to  the  victim,  including  a  current  or  former  partner  or  spouse  (a  form  of  intimate  partner  violence  [IPV]).All  victims  of  sexual  violence  should  be  offered  emergency  contraception,  and  counseled  that  this  method  does  not  induce  abortion.The  large  number  of  individuals  affected,  the  enormous  health  care  costs,  and  the  need  for  a  multidisciplinary  approach  make  sexual  violence  and  IPV  important  health  care  issues.Knowledge  of  state  laws  and  collection  of  evidence  requirements  are  essential  for  clinicians  evaluating  possible  victims  of  sexual  violence,  including  IPV.