@article{ref1,
title="When sexual offence is an unexpected diagnosis - exploration of medical, legal and social aspects in Nepalese scenario",
journal="Medico-legal journal, The",
year="2020",
author="Atreya, Alok and Shrestha, Rijen and Nepal, Binu and Nepal, Samata and Shrestha, Deepak and Mahato, Sweta",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In Nepal, following allegations of sexual assault, the survivor is taken by the police to a Government Hospital for medical examination and sample collection. To provide an integrated service to survivors of gender-based violence, a One-Stop Crisis Management Centre (OCMC) is established in many Government Hospitals. However, paediatric survivors of sexual abuse frequently seek initial care at the emergency department, as most present with a medical complaint rather than for sexual abuse. It is therefore important to train emergency physicians with the skills required to identify the features and diagnose a case of sexual assault. We present a case where the diagnosis of sexual assault of a child was an incidental finding and discuss the challenges faced in dealing with such cases in non-OCMC Hospital.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8172",
doi="10.1177/0025817220935878",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817220935878"
}