The DSAC training manual is a resource for medical health professionals who provide medical care for victims of sexual assault. It is a supplement to the DSAC training courses in medical management of sexual assault and represents a collation of current thinking in this field of medicine, from both local and international sources.
The technology of the Web will allow DSAC to regularly up-date sections in response to new knowledge. Users can browse and download in print individual chapters as they wish.
Organisation of the manual
The 6th Edition is significantly different from the 5th edition and has been reorganised
into 3 main sections. Not all subsections have been fully updated for this edition
and these will added to the online manual as they emerge. Until all sections have
been updated, some cross referencing will be inaccurate.
Section A contains practical
guidelines for the forensic examination and medical care of adult victims of sexual
assault. For ease of use, references have been kept to a minimum. Forms and templates
that can be used in your clinical situation are marked with a printer icon.
Section B contains guidelines for children and adolescents.
Section C contains important reference material.
Note that previous appendices are now included in the main body
of each individual section.
At the time of writing (Feb 2007), we are awaiting indexing
of the manual.
How to use the manual
The manual has been designed for online use.
Each section is hyperlinked to the Section 7 Contents Page.
A hard copy version
of the manual can be purchased from DSAC.
Access to it is by purchasing an individual
user name and number through the DSAC office. Annual access fees include GST.
Click here for the DSAC Manual – Website Access Form
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Online Access |
Hardcopy |
| Individual paid-up DSAC Members |
$40.00 |
$80.00 |
| Individual non DSAC Members |
$100.00 |
$140.00 |
| Medical Institution |
Price on Request |
$140.00 |
| Non-Medical Institution |
Price on Request |
$140.00 |
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| NOTE: Adobe AcrobatTM is required to view the Manual. |
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Please contact the DSAC office at dsac@ihug.co.nz to purchase your access to the manual.
