SANE Course Supplemental Materials

There are a variety of materials I refer to when I teach the SANE (adult/adolescent) course. Many of them are widely available online in full-text or abstract form, so I’ve decided to dedicate a page on the blog to warehouse them. Only materials readily available online are included here. Keep in mind, these are extra pieces I often use to supplement official training manuals (depending on the jurisdiction). It’s not meant to be a comprehensive collection of sexual assault resources. However, if there are others you like and think should be included here, let me know in the Comments. I will try and update this page as new information comes my way.

I’ve linked not only to the resource, but also the source site, so please explore some of the other great information out there. Apologies for not providing complete references for each item; doing so would have made this page unbelievably long.

Alcohol and Drugs

1. Interpersonal Violence and Alcohol Fact Sheet (PDF); WHO
2. Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault Cases (PDF); NDAA
3. Alcohol & Sexual Violence Perpetration (PDF); VAWNet
4. The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption & Sexual Victimization (PDF); VAWNet
5. Drug Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces (PDF); NIJ

Anatomy

1. Applied Reproductive Anatomy (PDF); Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine, University of Dundee

Anonymous Reporting

1. FAQs: Anonymous Reporting & Forensic Examinations (PDF); OVW

Emergency Contraception

1. Emergency Contraceptive Pills: A Review of the Literature (Abstract); PubMed
2. The Emergency Contraception Website; Princeton University

EMTALA

1. Do SANE Exams Satisfy the EMTALA Requirement for Medical Screening? (Abstract); PubMed

Exam Guidelines/Protocols  (Examples)

1. Harborview Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Medical Evaluation (Website)
2. California Medical Protocol for Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Victims (PDF)
3. NY State Department of Health Protocol for the Acute Care of the Adult Patient Reporting Sexual Assault (Website)

General Resources (Websites):

1. National Sexual Violence Resource Center
2. International Association of Forensic Nursing
3. Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Technical Assistance Project (SAFE TA)

Genital Injury

1. Defining Patterns of Genital Injury from Sexual Assault (Abstract); Trauma, Violence & Abuse
2. Forensic Sexual Assault Examination & Genital Injury: Is Skin Color a Source of Health Disparity?; PubMed Central
3. Alaska Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Study

HIPAA

1. HIPAA Privacy Guidelines (PDF); TAASA [via NCDSV]
2. HIPAA Overview (Powerpoint); PCAR & PCADV [via NCDSV]

Injury/Wound Documentation

1. Injuries of Medico-Legal Importance (PDF); Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine, University of Dundee
2. Assessment & Terminology: Critical Issues in Wound Care; Medscape
3. Assessment & Documentation Issues in Wound Care; VNAA

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

1. Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (PDF); WCSAP

National Protocol

1. National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations (PDF; also available at the SAFE TA site in sections)
2. National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (PDF)

Offenders

1. Understanding the Non-Stranger Rapist (Vol. 1, Number 11); NDAA
2. The Undetected Rapist (DVD Order Form); Legal Momentum

Photography

1. Medical Photography Guidelines 2006 (Website); Harborview Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress

SANE Programs

1. The Effectiveness of SANE Programs; VAWNet
2. SANE Sustainability TA Project (Website & Blog); NSVRC
3. Form Library (Website); SAFE TA

Sexual Assault Response/Resource Teams

1. SART Toolkit (Website); NSVRC

Sexual Assault Prevalence/Statistics

1. Extent, Nature & Consequences of Rape Victimization: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey (PDF); NCJRS
2. How Many Women are Raped Each Year in the U.S.?; NCJRS
3. False Reports: Moving Beyond the Issue to Successfully Investigate & Prosecute  Non-Stranger Sexual Assaults (PDF); NDAA

Specific Populations

1. People with Disabilities and Sexual Assault Fact Sheet (PDF); WCASA
2. Describing People with Disabilities (People First Language); Texas  Council for Developmental Disabilities
3. Table Manners & Beyond: The Exam; BHAWD
4. Center of Excellence in Elder Abuse & Neglect (Website)
5. Forensic Markers in Elder Female Sexual Abuse Cases (Abstract); PubMed
6. Realities for Immigrant Populations: How They Experience the System (PDF); ASISTA
7. Confidentiality Policy for Victims of Sexual Assault [in the Military] (PDF); SAPR, DoD
8. Male Survivor (Website)

STIs

1. 2006 Treatment Guidelines; CDC

Strangulation

1. A Review of 300 Attempted Strangulation  Cases, Pt II: Clinical Evaluation of the Surviving Victim (Abstract); Journal of Emergency Medicine
2. A Review of 300 Attempted Strangulation Cases, Pt III : Injuries in Fatal Cases (Abstract); Journal of Emergency Medicine

Testimony

1. Tips for Testifying as an Expert Witness in Violence Against Women Prosecution (Volume 1, Number 6); NDAA
2. Preparing Staff for Testimony in Sexual Assault Cases (Abstract); Wiley InterScience
3. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners’ Experiences Providing Expert Witness Court Testimony (Abstract); Wiley InterScience

Toluidine Blue Dye

1. Significance of Toluidine Blue Positive Findings After Speculum Exam for Sexual Assault (Abstract); AJEM

Victim Behavior

1. Explaining Counterintuitive Victim Behavior in Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Cases (Volume 1, Number 4); NDAA