We hope this will help with that. Pryor, whose department oversees the use of the colposcope, added that the scope, and the impact it will have on the netting and prosecution of abuse and assault offenders, is a needed service the hospital can offer the county. Edwards said a big positive of the program is that it removes the victim from the traditional emergency room setting and places them in a a comfortable room set aside to house and use the colposcope. When a victim comes to the hospital, staff first establish that they are stable. Mt. Carmel has five registered nurses who have undergone training to examine victims and, once a victim is stabilized, they can be taken to the colposcope room and one of the on-call nurses can conduct an examination.
Police can interview in here.
Each nurse has also had to conduct six pelvic examinations and two acute rape kits, and is familiar with the collection of DNA evidence. The nurses are also trained to provide expert legal testimony. DNA can be found in sperm, blood and saliva. We will do the colposcope examination as well as the acute rape kit. The examination also features a questionnaire that helps investigators build a solid case and identify an abuser or assailant.