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Victims of sexual assault now have another location to get the help they need when the unthinkable happens.<\/p>\n

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Registered Nurse Christine Foote-Lucero, top, one of almost a dozen UCHealth SANE nurses in northern Colorado, and Elyse Diewald, regional coordinator for the UCHealth SANE program in the SANE exam room within Poudre Valley Hospital\u0092’s new emergency room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UCHealth\u2019s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program is once again available at Poudre Valley Hospital\u2019s <\/a>emergency room.<\/p>\n

SANE<\/a> nurses provide adult and pediatric medical examinations, using compassionate and evidence-based methods, for patients who have experienced sexual assault.\u00a0 The medical exam is performed only after a patient provides consent. The exam involves a physical exam, collection of forensic evidence and patient history. Additionally, patients receive community resources.<\/p>\n

Twenty years ago, the program launched at PVH. After Medical Center of the Rockies<\/a> opened in 2007, the program moved to MCR because the hospital is more centrally located for Weld, Boulder and Larimer counties. Then in 2015, the program expanded into UCHealth\u2019s freestanding Emergency Room on Harmony Road<\/a> in Fort Collins. It expanded again on Feb. 26, 2017, returning to PVH with the opening of its new ER.<\/p>\n

Although the number of sexual assaults has decreased nationally in the past year, UCHealth\u2019s SANE nurses in northern Colorado have seen a 30 percent increase in SANE visits during the first quarter of 2017 over the previous year, according to registered nurse Elyse Diewald, coordinator for the UCHealth SANE program in northern Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the increase in patients is due to better awareness and access to SANE services,\u201d Diewald said. \u201cWe now have designated space for SANE exams at three of our northern Colorado emergency rooms, making it more accessible for those who find themselves in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCHealth\u2019s Longs Peak Hospital, opening summer 2017 in Longmont, also will have SANE services in its Emergency Department.<\/p>\n

Not only do they provide medical care and treatment following an assault, but SANE nurses also \u201chelp victims get connected to the right people whether they choose to report the assault to law enforcement or whether they work with confidential community resources such as SAVA <\/a>(Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center) or WGAC<\/a> (Women and Gender Advocacy Center),\u201d Diewald said. \u201cWhat\u2019s important is to make sure they get the medical care and access to resources that they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are long-term medical risks following a sexual assault, so early intervention is important to reduce those risks, she explained.<\/p>\n

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Elyse Diewald, coordinator for the UCHealth SANE program in northern Colorado, demonstrates the use of a colposcope that\u0092’s attached to a camera, which is used to collect evidence after a sexual assault.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe do a head-to-toe physical exam so that they know their body is going to be OK. And we let them know about resources so they know how to go forward from there and understand they are not alone,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are so many things you have to do alone, but dealing with sexual assault is not one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are different reporting options for victims, from working with police to staying anonymous. A 2015 bill clarified Colorado\u2019s medical-mandated reporting statute, giving victims an anonymous reporting option in an effort to cut down on the number of victims who don\u2019t seek help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can remain anonymous with police, and we can do the exam while they are figuring out what they want to do,\u201d Diewald said. \u201cThere is so much going on acutely following an assault and it is helpful that they don\u2019t have to make all of the decisions regarding reporting right away but can still receive immediate medical care as well as evidence collection. That keeps a lot of door open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evidence can be collected up to seven days after an assault. This is a new change for the program, and is possible because of updated DNA testing capabilities at Colorado Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n

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The medical SANE exam is performed with the consent of the patient to include a physical exam, forensic evidence collection and patient history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From a legal standpoint, it\u2019s important to collect forensic evidence from the victim, she explained. Even if the victim doesn\u2019t want to work with police, the information from the exam can be used by police to help keep others safe. And sometimes, the victim changes their mind later. Diewald said she\u2019s had victims reconnect with her two years after an exam to seek community and law enforcement resources.<\/p>\n

But the most important information Diewald wants victims to know?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not your fault. No matter what you do, it doesn\u2019t give them permission to sexually assault you,\u201d she said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve already showered or if it\u2019s been three or five days, come in. We will not judge you; we will not blame you \u2014 we are here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the SANE program in northern Colorado, call one of UCHealth\u2019s ERs in northern Colorado and ask for the on-call SANE nurse, or email SANE Coordinator Elyse Diewald at elyse.diewald@uchealth.org<\/a>. Contact the PVH ER at 970.495.8020, Harmony ER at 970.237.8100, or MCR ER at 970.624.2500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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