%0 Journal Article
%T Developing a policy for sexual assault examinations on incapacitated patients and patients unable to consent
%J Journal of law, medicine and ethics
%D 2010
%A Carr, Mary E.
%A Moettus, Alda L.
%V 38
%N 3
%P 647-653
%X Sexual assault examinations consist of a medical evaluation and forensic evidence collection. Usually the patient signs a consent form allowing the examination to occur. Occasionally circumstances exist that render a patient unable to give consent for this examination. Such circumstances include young age, mental health disease, cognitive delay, or drug/alcohol ingestion. This article provides suggestions for developing a policy allowing a sexual assault examination to be conducted without patient consent. A sample of such a policy is provided.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1073-1105
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00518.x