New Hampshire
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
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A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is a Registered Nurse who has been specially trained to provide comprehensive, uninterrupted care to sexual assault survivors, including conducting the forensic collection of evidence. The goal of the SANE Program is to minimize the physical and psychological trauma to the victim and to maximize the probability of collecting and preserving the physical evidence of an assault for potential use in the legal system.
• To avoid further trauma to all sexual assault survivors in the health care environment.
• To provide a compassionate and sensitive approach to sexual assault victims.
• To provide timely medical/forensic examination with more complete evidence collection.
• To provide referral for follow-up care and counseling.
• To provide testimony as needed.
• To provide a compassionate and sensitive approach to sexual assault victims.
• To provide timely medical/forensic examination with more complete evidence collection.
• To provide referral for follow-up care and counseling.
• To provide testimony as needed.
The goal of the SANE Program is to minimize the physical and psychological trauma to the victim and to maximize the probability of collecting and preserving the physical evidence of an assault for potential use in the legal system.