UAMS TeleSANE equipment brings sexual assault resources to rural hospitals and clinics Share Updated: 9:37 PM CDT May 11, 2021 Share Updated: 9:37 PM CDT May 11, 2021
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Show Transcript FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IS ONE OF TWO CLINICS IN THE ENTIRE STATE THAT HAS THE TELEMEDICINE DEVICES SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS SAY THAT THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE A SPECIALTY HELPFUL IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AND IN RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ACROSS THE STATE. WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON WITHIN 15 MINUTES THAT CONSULTANT IS GOING TO BE UP ON THE SCREEN WITH YOU SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AND THE NURSES HELPING THEM WILL CONNECTED WITH A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL THAT CAN GUIDE HOSPITAL STAFF THROUGH A SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM. THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP FOR THE SURVIVORS THAT PRESENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE EMERGENCY ROOM IS THE FIRST PLACE THEY GO WHICH MAKES SENSE. SO IN THE ER THOSE NURSES ARE SO BUSY WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT PATI