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Overview
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Mission Statement
Program Overview
What is a SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner)?
What do we do?
Services Provided
MISSION STATEMENT
To provide comprehensive medical/forensic examinations and compassionate nursing care to children who have experienced, or for whom there is a concern of, acute sexual assault or abuse. We strive to reduce
re-traumatization of each child during the examination process and support his/her biopsychosocial healing.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Program is a division of the newly developing Forensic Nursing Department at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Nurses working in this Department are called Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNEs) in general, but more specifically SANE when related to sexual assault or abuse. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners provide comprehensive medical/forensic care to patients presenting to the Emergency Department who have an acute (within the prior 72 hours) history or concern of sexual assault or abuse. On-call coverage to the Emergency Department is provided 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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WHAT IS A SANE (SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER)?
A registered nurse who has been specially trained to provide comprehensive medical/forensic care to patients who have a history of, or concern for sexual assault or abuse.
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WHAT DO WE DO?
- Perform a comprehensive medical/forensic examination consisting of:
- Obtainment of a focused patient history.
- Provision of skilled assessment to identify injury.
- Complete, objective, detailed documentation (written and photographic).
- Evidence collection and preservation via the State of Connecticut
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (CT100).
- Assessment and testing for possible drug facilitated sexual assault via the State of Connecticut Toxicology
Screen Evidence Collection Kit (CT400).
- Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections as indicated (via medical protocol).
- Administration of prophylactic medications as indicated (via medical protocol).
- Collaborate with Sexual Assault Crisis Services and in-house Family Support
Services to provide crisis intervention.
- Collaborate with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect
(SCAN) Program and Aetna Children’s Foundation at St. Francis.
- Provide follow-up resources and contact information.
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SERVICES PROVIDED
- 24 hour, 7days per week, on-call coverage to the
Emergency Department, with a 1 hour response time.
- 1:1 patient/nurse care.
- Education to in-house clinical staff and outlying
community agencies.
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