Descripción de las agresiones sexuales atendidas en el servicio de urgencias de un centro hospitalario de referencia

Grau, Jaume; Vila, Manuel Santiñà i; Ríos, José; Lacia, Ferran Céspedes; Galilea, Begoña Martínez

doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2010.12.008

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“…On the contrary, when the perpetrator was not known by the victim, the aggression took place more frequently in a public place and the percentage of assaults carried out by more than one assailant increased. Moreover, when the aggression took place during the week-ends, victims were mainly young women and the assailants unknown [5]. 87.5% of women included in the study reported the assault to the police.…”

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Associated Factors with Sexual Assaults in A Gynaecology Emergency Department

et al. 2018

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Results: 52 cases of sexual assault were attended from 50 different women. The patient profile was: young woman, with an average age of 28 years old (24% were minors), attacked by penetration (57.7%), by a single assailant (80.8%), with no objective lesions in genitals (86.5%) nor other parts of the body (65.4%). 50% of the assaults took place during the week-end and 63.5% of the victims came to the Gynaecology Emergency Department in less than 24 hours from the incident. 75% of women reported the assault to the police. Conclusion:patients were mostly young, without secondary physical lesions and assaulted with penetration by a single assailant. An appropriate coordination between health workers, the police, and forensic experts is fundamental to handle the situation properly.

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