{"id":246,"date":"2020-11-23T21:42:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T21:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2020-11-23T21:42:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T21:42:30","slug":"forensics-rape-kits-medical-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/forensics-rape-kits-medical-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensics, Rape Kits, Medical Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seek Medical Attention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner<\/strong> (SANE) is a Registered Nurse who has received specialized training to provide comprehensive care as well as to conduct a forensic exam for patients who are victims of sexual assault or abuse.&nbsp;A forensic medical exam serves a number of purposes some of which include: documentation of findings and injuries as well as testing and treating for sexually transmitted infections and\/or pregnancy. If you are an adult, a hospital exam will not automatically trigger a police report. Adults have 72 hours after an assault to get an exam without reporting it to the police.&nbsp;Many medical centers also offer sliding fee scales, charity care, and can assist with applying for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lni.wa.gov\/claimsins\/crimevictims\/about\/\">Crime Victim&#8217;s Compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SANE programs in King County include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/sexual-assault-and-traumatic-stress-center-harborview\">Harborview Medical Center<\/a>&nbsp;in Seattle will provide a forensic exam at no cost, through <a href=\"https:\/\/lni.wa.gov\/claims\/crime-victim-claims\/apply-for-crime-victim-benefits\/\">Crime Victim&#8217;s Compensation<\/a>.<\/li><li>Other UW Medicine locations&nbsp;include:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwhospital.org\/\">Northwest Hospital<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/uw-medical-center\">University Medical Center<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/valley-medical-center\">Valley Medical Center<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlechildrens.org\">Seattle Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/a><\/li><li>Swedish First Hill<\/li><li>Evergreen Hospital<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2015\/06\/Adult-Adolescent-Recommended-Guidelines-2010.pdf\">WA State Sexual Assault Emergency Medical Evaluation Adult and Adolescent Recommended Guidelines 2010<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Harbor View Center for Sexual Assault &amp; Traumatic Stress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victimsofcrime.org\/our-programs\/dna-resource-center\/untested-sexual-assault-kits\/victims'-rights-and-sexual-assault-kits\">Victims&#8217; Rights and Sexual Assault Kits- VictimsofCrime<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/articles\/importance-dna-sexual-assault-cases\">The Importance of DNA in Sexual Assault Cases- RAINN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.endthebacklog.org\/information-survivors-dna-and-rape-kit-evidence\/what-rape-kit-and-rape-kit-exam\">What Is a Rape Kit and Rape Kit Exam? &#8211; EndtheBacklog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/03\/16\/fact-sheet-investments-reduce-national-rape-kit-backlog-and-combat-viole\">Fact Sheet: Investments to Reduce the National Rape Kit Backlog and Combat Violence Against Women <\/a>&#8211; The White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seek Medical Attention A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is a Registered Nurse who has received specialized training to provide comprehensive care as well as to conduct a forensic exam for patients who are victims of sexual assault or abuse.&nbsp;A forensic medical exam serves a number of purposes some of which include: documentation of findings <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/forensics-rape-kits-medical-information\/\">...more about Forensics, Rape Kits, Medical Information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1321,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-246","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1321"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/gbvprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}