SANE Resources Library

Adverse Childhood Experiences ACEs
Adolescent Patients
Alternate Light Source
Anal/Rectal
Anatomy
Care of Sexual Assault Patients
Child Sexual Abuse
Consent
Cultural Considerations
Drug and Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault
Disabilities
DNA
Documentation
Elder Abuse
Emergency Contraception
Evidence Collection
Exam Techniques
False Reports
Female Genital Cutting
Forms
Genital Injury and Genital Findings
Health Consequences of Sexual Assault
HIV
Homelessness
Importance of language and gender inclusivity
Injury
Iowa Resources
IPV
Interpreters
Legislation
LGBTQ+
Male patients
Mandated Reporting
Medico-Legal History Taking
Mental Health
MN BCA Unrestricted/Restricted Guides
Minnesota Resources
Neurobiology of Trauma
North Dakota Resources
Patient information
Pediatrics
Pelvic Exam Videos
Photography
PREA
Pregnant Patients
Racism in Healthcare
Reference information for exams
Reporting
Resources for SANEs
Professional Organizations:
Protocols
SANE Certification

SANE Toolkit MSU  
Has info on page 13 for activities you can do for the required 300 hours to sit for the SANE A exam
Re LAB IAFN SANE Certification Tracking tool

Self-Care
Sexual Exploitation - Sexual Trafficking
Sexual Violence
Sexually Transmitted Infections
South Dakota Resources
Speculum exam
Strangulation
Suicide Assessment
Suspect exams
Testimony Resources
Toxicology
Transgender Patients
Trauma informed Care
Wisconsin Resources
Reference articles for Linda's SANE Training Presentations

Overview of the SANE Exam

    1. The Relationship of DNA Evidence to Prosecution Outcomes in Sexual Assault Cases
    2. The Right to Say No Why Adult Sexual Assault Patients Decline Medical Forensic Exams and Sexual Assault Kit Evidence Collection
    3. State-by-State Variability in Adolescent Privacy Laws
    4. The Well-being Outcomes of Sexual Assault Survivors After Sexual Assault Kit Examinations
    5. Trends in US Emergency Department Use After Sexual Assault
    6. Guidelines for Releasing Patient Information to Law Enforcement
    7. Uncovered Medical Bills after Sexual Assault
    8. National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits A Multidisciplinary Approach
    9. Quick Facts Sexual Abuse Offenders
    10. CDC Sexual Assault and Abuse and STIs - STI Treatment Guidelines
    11. Men’s Alcohol Intoxication and Condom Use during Sexual Assault Perpetration
    12. Foreign DNA in cosmetic gel nails
    13. The persistence of DNA under fingernails following submersion in water
    14. Touch DNA impact of handling time on touch deposit and evaluation of different recovery techniques
    15. 'Touch DNA' found on clothing helps police find gropers after breakthrough Utah case
    16. Evidence Collection and Analysis for Touch Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Groping and Sexual Assault Cases
    17. Data driven optimization of sexual assault case processing

Mandatory Reporting

  1. How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions of child abuse
  2. Race and Bias in Child Maltreatment Diagnosis and Reporting
  3. Mandatory Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence An Ethical Dilemma for Forensic Nurses

Head to Toe Exam

  1. Comprehensive Classification System for Visible Intentional and Unintentional Acute Injuries
  2. Ability to consent to a sexual assault medical forensic examination in adult patients with serious mental illness
  3. Oral Sex, Oral Health and Orogenital Infections
  4. Fellatio-associated erythema of the soft palate an incidental dental exam finding 
  5. Petechial hemorrhages of the tympanic membrane in attempted suicide by hanging

Transgender Patients

  1. Guide to being a trans ally
  2. Gender-Inclusive Non-Sexist Language Guidelines and Resources
  3. Health Care for Transgender and Gender Non-Binary People
  4. Lessons from a Transgender Patient for Health Care Professionals
  5. Practical Tips for Working With Transgender Survivors of Sexual violence
  6. Vaginoplasty tips and tricks
  7. Metoidioplasty Surgical Options and Outcomes in 813 Cases
  8. Defining Normal Parameters for the Male Nipple-Areola Complex
  9. Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse people
  10. Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients in the Emergency Department
  11. The State of the LGBTQ Community in 2020
  12. Injustice at Every Turn A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey 
  13. The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey
  14. Prevalence of Sexual Assault in a Cohort of Transgender and Gender Diverse people
  15. Inclusive and Expansive Language about Bodies

Anal/Rectal Exam Presentation

  1. Anatomy of the Anal Region
  2. Why Women Engage in Anal Intercourse Results from a Qualitative Study
  3. Heterosexual Anal Intercourse: A Neglected Risk Factor for HIV?
  4. The role of saliva in gonorrhoea and chlamydia transmission to extragenital sites 
  5. Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault Genital-anal injury pattern in females

Forensic Photography

  1. If there is no picture was there really injury
  2. Practical strategies for improving clinical photography of dark skin
  3. Basic Guidelines for Taking Forensic Photographs of Physical Injuries and Wounds
  4. SDFI Digital Forensic Protocol
  5. Revenge Porn Laws by State
  6. Forensic photo-documentation in adult sexual assault– what do patients think?
  7. Landscape Study of Alternate Light Sources
  8. A National Protocol for Intimate Partner Violence Medical Forensic Examinations
  9. Forensic Photography Tips
  10. Tips for Taking Forensic Photographic Evidence in the Emergency Department

Non-Fatal Strangulation

  1. Non-Fatal Strangulation Documentation Toolkit IAFN
  2. Physiological Consequences of Strangulation Seconds to Minute Timeline 
  3. SDFI Pediatric Non-Fatal Strangulation Protocol
  4. SDFI Adult Non-Fatal Strangulation Protocol
  5. Signs and symptoms of strangulation 1
  6. Signs-and-Symptoms-of-Strangulation 2
  7. Recommendations for Medical Radiological Eval of Non-Fatal Strangulation v2022
  8. Facts Victims of Strangulation Need to Know
  9. New perspectives on risk factors for non-fatal strangulation and post-assault imaging
  10. Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships: Results from a Multisite Case Control Study
  11. The Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention - upcoming trainings
  12. The Family Justice Center Alliance - Medical resources library
  13. Domestic Violence and Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment – workbook
  14. Violence Free MN 2023 Homicide report 
  15. Does MR of the neck improve the credibility of victims after manual strangulation

Suspect Exams

  1. Forensic Evidence and Crime Scene Investigation
  2. Touch DNA: impact of handling time on touch deposit and evaluation of different recovery techniques: An experimental study
  3. Forensic Evidence and Crime scene investigations
  4. Forensic Medical Examinations: Imagining Justice
  5. Evaluation and Management of the Sexually Assaulted or Sexually Abused Patient Chapter on Suspect Exams
  6. The Use of Physical Evidence in the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases
  7. Assessing the presence of female DNA on post-coital penile swabs Relevance to the investigation of sexual assault
  8. Detecting the Presence of Male DNA in Cases of Sexual Assault without Ejaculation
  9. Forensic Exams for the Sexual Assault Suspect

Testifying Tips

  1. Forensic Nursing Testimony  - $13 on the Forensic Healthcare website - great reference
  2. SANE Expert Witness webinar IAFN - in the online education catalog
  3. Achieving Justice Understanding the SANE Approach for Effective Prosecution of Sexual Assault and Other Violent Crimes
  4. Medical Forensic Sexual Assault Examinations What Are They, and What Can They Tell the Courts
  5. Prosecutor Reference for Medical Evidence
  6. 10 Tips for Forensic Nurses Testifying in Court
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