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[Service for rape victims in Oslo]

L Bang1

  • 1Allmenhelseavd, Akuttetaten, Storgaten, Oslo.

Nordisk Medicin
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
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The Oslo Rape Trauma Service offers comprehensive medical and psycho-social support for survivors. Medical examinations for rape victims have quadrupled since the service

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Trauma Care

Context:

  • Established in 1986 at the Emergency Hospital in Oslo, Norway.
  • Serves the entire population of Oslo.
  • Provides a multidisciplinary approach to sexual assault care.

Purpose:

  • To present the comprehensive services offered by the medical rape trauma service in Oslo.
  • To highlight the integrated medical, legal, and psycho-social support available to survivors.
  • To document the impact of the service on the number of medically examined rape victims.

Summary:

  • Offers medical examination, medico-legal documentation, and evidence collection.
  • Provides crisis counseling, observational ward stay, victim advocacy, and legal assistance.

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  • Includes medical and psycho-social follow-up, with all services being free and voluntary.
  • No obligation to report to the police is required for accessing services.

    • Impact:

    • Significant increase in the number of rape victims receiving medical examinations (fourfold increase).
    • Demonstrates the effectiveness of a dedicated trauma service in addressing sexual assault.
    • Highlights improved access to comprehensive care for survivors of sexual violence.