Sexual Assault: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals [Spiral-bound]

Angelo P. Giardino MD PhD FAAP (Author), Elizabeth Datner MD (Author), Janice Asher MD (Author), Barbara W. Girardin RN PhD (Author), Diana K. Faugno RN BSN CPN FAAFS SANE-A (Author), Mary J. Spencer MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1878060384 | ISBN-13: 978-1878060389 | Publication Date: October 15, 2003

Sexual assault can happen to anyone at any age. Sexual Assault Quick-Reference offers an invaluable resource for physicians, emergency room staff, EMTs, social service personnel, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and anyone else who may be confronted with a sexual assault victim of any age. In these situations, there is no room for error. The right knowledge, accurate diagnosis, and treatment of sexual assault cases can better protect victims and hold their perpetrators accountable.

In a convenient pocket-sized format, Sexual Assault Quick-Reference provides easy-to-access information on topics such as what is and what is not sexual assault, the roles of the various interdisciplinary team members and their effectiveness in dealing with victims, and common characteristics of assault perpetrators. Possible interventions for victims are also given. You are walked through the process of detecting sexual assault and caring for the victims, and told what is needed to successfully prosecute perpetrators.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Quick Reference offers the reader a vast amount of readily accessible clinically pertinent information. A well designed resource which should prove invaluable to all professionals involved with the care of maltreated children" --International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

About the Author

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, FAAP Dr. Giardino is the Associate Chair for Pediatrics and the medical director for Child Abuse Services at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA. He is also an associate professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Giardino earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his pediatric residency at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He earned his doctorate from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where his work focused on outcomes assessment in professional education. He was named a clinical scholar at the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar's Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is a research fellow in the Division of General Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. During fellowship training, he pursued specialized training in the evaluation of child abuse and neglect. In 1995, while at the Children's Seashore house, he founded the Abuse Referral Clinic for Children with Special Care Needs. This clinic provided interdisciplinary evaluations of children with disabilities who were suspected of having been abused. Currently, Dr. Giardino serves as an attending physician on the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 560 pages
• Publisher: G.W. Medical Publishing, Inc. (October 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878060384
• ISBN-13: 978-1878060389
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars practical handbook, December 5, 2010

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This review is from: Sexual Assault: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals (Spiral-bound)

a practical handbook for forensic pathologists and for those who handle with sexual assault. It contains all subjects that matters in this situation, as well as some good and precise pictures

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Guide, June 10, 2009

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This review is from: Sexual Assault: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals (Spiral-bound)

I am studying to become a SANE and this book has been invaluable to me.. It is easey to read and subject matter is concose and to the point.