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Establishing a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program in the emergency department
Blaine V Houmes1, Melissa M Fagan, N Marcela Quintana
1Emergency and Trauma Department, Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, USA.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|July 17, 2003
Abstract:
Sexual assault cases present complex medical, psychological, social, and legal challenges to emergency practitioners. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs were designed to improve and expedite this patient care. The following review describes unique requirements, objectives, and resources when developing a program based in the Emergency Department.