Care of the Adolescent After an Acute Sexual Assault
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2017
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Pediatrics
Abstract
Sexual violence is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of sexual
victimizations. Since the American Academy of Pediatrics published its
last policy statement on sexual assault in 2008, additional information and
data have emerged about sexual violence affecting adolescents and the
treatment and management of the adolescent who has been a victim of
sexual assault. This report provides new information to update physicians
and focuses on the acute assessment and care of adolescent victims who
have experienced a recent sexual assault. Follow-up of the acute assault, as
well as prevention of sexual assault, are also discussed.
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Keywords
adolescent, medical examination, sexual assault, acute assessment
Citation
Crawford-Jakubiak, J. E., Alderman, E. M., Leventhal, J. M., & Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Committee on Adolescence (2017). Care of the Adolescent After an Acute Sexual Assault. Pediatrics, 139 (3), e 20164243.