Episode Details

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Heidi Olson, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Manager at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Heidi has a wide range of experience in pediatric and forensic nursing and her role includes performing forensic exams on children who have been victims of sexual assault, communicating with law enforcement and child protective services, and serving as an expert witness in criminal trials.

Key Points

• A SANE nurse collects evidence to corroborate the patient’s disclosure, makes sure the patient is safe and healthy and may testify in court.
• There is a better way to identify possible victims of human trafficking other than looking for signs similar to over-sensationalized media.
• Assess risk factors that address the patient’s reproductive system, substance abuse, mental health, physical abuse, and other risk factors.
• Vulnerabilities and risk factors differ from children to adults, necessitating different screening tools.

Resources

• Children’s Mercy
• 106 – Health Consequences of Human Trafficking
• 215 – Dr. Beth Grant and The Long Road to Restoration
• HEAL Protocol Assistance
• Human Trafficking Awareness in the Emergency Care Setting
• The Healthcare Response to Human Trafficking
• Health Care Needs of Victims
• Global Human Trafficking and Child Victimization

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Transcript

Dave [00:00:00] Hi, everyone, a quick disclaimer before this episode. As always, our content is serious and difficult. This episode is particularly challenging as we are talking about children who have been victims of sexual assault. This, as a result, may not be a good carpool episode as colleagues may experience being triggered and may not be able to ask to turn it off for a bit. It’s also not a good episode if you have kids or youth with you without an adult nearby to stop or explain and answer questions. Nevertheless, this is important content and you’re listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 216 – Amy Looks like Everybody Else, Wisdom from a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.

Production Credits [00:00:42] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.

Dave [00:01:03] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie [00:01:08] And my name is Sandie Morgan.

Dave [00:01:10] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues