A Public Health Program for Sexually Assaulted Females

Abstract

clinical records of the District of Columbia Department of Public Health points up a situa¬ tion which is occurring with increasing fre¬ quency throughout the United States.A 2%-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital after she was attacked in her home by an unknown man.She suffered deep vaginal tears.She was given a sedative and transferred to the municipal general hospital where she was examined, treated, and dis¬ charged.Her parents were instructed to give her sitz baths and to apply a vaginal cream.Four months after the incident, the child had recovered physically.The Situation in D.C.