RT Book, Section
A1 Long, Jill
A1 Shvartsman, Katerina
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184751647
T1 Sexual Violence
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184751647
RD 2024/04/20
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  the  assailant  is  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.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.