Citation

Sommers MS, Buschur C. Dimens. Crit. Care Nurs. 2004; 23(2): 62-68.

Affiliation

College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA. Lynn.Sommers@UC.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15192365

Abstract

Sexual assault is considered the silent, violent epidemic. However, many critical care nurses are unaware of the injury patterns that may indicate that their patient has been sexually assaulted. In addition, critical care nurses are often uncertain how to proceed when caring for someone with a suspected sexual assault. This article provides both background information about sexual assault and guidance to critical care nurses on how to manage this difficult situation.

Language: en