Sexual Assault Triaging Sheet November 2016
Date and time of phonecall:
Name and phone number of Police Officer/Other referrer:
Complainant’s name, age, DOB, address, contact number:
| Time frames: When did it happen? | □ Assault < 7 days, use Forensic Medical Examination Kit
□ If > 7 but < 10 days, discuss case with one of the senior docs □ If examination is deferred to the daytime, advise police to phone clinic in the morning to arrange a time. (you must also handover to clinic by email and preferably by phone in am) |
| Nature of the alleged assault: Can you tell me what happened? Who is the alleged offender? | □ Stranger
□ Known or JMA (Just Met Acquaintance) □ Type of contact: □ indecent assault only □ penile-oral penetration □ vaginal penetration (digital / penile / object) □ anal penetration (digital / penile / object) □ ? Drug Assisted Sexual Assault (collect urine ASAP) |
| Activities since the alleged assault: | □ Showered
□ Toileted □ Changed clothes |
| Medical Issues: Any injuries or medical problems? | □ LOC/head injury
□ Severe abdominal pain □ PV bleeding □ Strangulation □ Competent to consent (?intoxication ?IHC ?MH) |
| If non-police call, are they reporting to police? | □ Yes
□ No □ Undecided – consider ‘Just in Case’ |
| Have crisis support Services been called? | □ Usually police to arrange their attendance |
| Explain how to collect urine | □ Prioritize urine sample “pee now – get details later”
□ Collect urine up to 96 hrs = 4 days □ Collect in a sterile container (police can open a tox kit, if they have one there or else use any clean jar/container) □ Write the date and time of collection, keep in fridge until seen |
| General advice preserving forensic evidence | Do not eat/drink, wash/shower, wipe genital area, wash hands |
| PHONE CALLS FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT | Try your best to see complainants at CC (unless they are not fit for discharge) |
Phone numbers to get advice: You can ring anytime 24/7 keep trying until you get someone
Clare Healy 021 034 9354 (night time: 3482280)
Jess Tucker 021 515 704
Marie Burke 021 165 1469