@article{ref1,
title="Colposcopy to establish physical findings in rape victims",
journal="American journal of obstetrics and gynecology",
year="1992",
author="Slaughter, L. and Brown, C. R.",
volume="166",
number="1 Pt 1",
pages="83-86",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Conventional rape examination protocols have been poor in yielding genital findings (10% to 30% typically). We report our experience with a revised protocol employing colposcopy to perform genital examinations of victims and to document findings. STUDY DESIGN: Physical examinations were performed on rape victims seen by San Luis Obispo County's Suspected Abuse Response Team between 1985 and 1990, and the results were reviewed for this study. RESULTS: Of 131 patients seen within 48 hours and who experienced penile penetration, 114 (87%) had positive findings. Colposcopic magnification allowed examiners to characterize these findings as acute mounting injuries, typically seen at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock on the posterior fourchette and consisting chiefly of lacerations, ecchymosis, and swelling. CONCLUSIONS: An examination protocol that includes colposcopy may be the most reliable means to document and characterize genital findings in rape victims and to evaluate whether findings may be linked to a reported sexual assault.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9378",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}