Male Help-Seeking After Sexual Assault: A Series of Case Studies Informing Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Practice

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• Personal Author:
  Finn C ; Johnson E ; Porta CM
• Description:
  Background: A series of three composite case studies of cisgender men who presented to an emergency department for care after experiencing a sexual assault are presented. These cases show common assault characteristics including substance use, force, and multiple perpetrators. Methods: We describe the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) findings and treatment and provide legal details of specific cases when available. Results: These case reports highlight common challenges to help-seeking and the primary reasons these male victims overcame the barriers to seek care. Discussion: SANEs are encouraged to provide consistent care to all sexual assault patients, regardless of gender. SANEs have an obligation to educate peers and broader society about sexual assault prevention and to advocate for policies that encourage help-seeking when a sexual assault has occurred. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Health Personnel Health Promotion Men Occupational Health Safety Violence
• Keywords:
  Assaults Author Keywords: Case Study Forensic Medicine Forensic Nursing Health Care Workers Health Communications Male Male Victims Medical Care Nurses SANE Sexual Assault Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

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• ISSN:
  1556-3693
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  106-111
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064144
• Citation:
  J Forensic Nurs 2018 Apr-Jun; 14(2):106-111
• Contact Point Address:
  Carolyn M. Porta, PhD, MPH, RN, SANE-A, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5-160 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  porta@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Forensic Nursing
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8d7f109749ead9c8689bc74169355e74e31d87b8aefed637e67a1b34443ece81544b07d783fbf789c0052309d769480c2817c917d6e4a7c07d9fc6f44e62152d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222652/cdc_222652_DS1.pdf
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