Forensic Nurse Professionals
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
- The forensic nurse will meet you and explain her/his role as an objective, impartial medical professional.
- An advocate will be called to help support you through the process.
- The nurse will take a medical history and make sure that you are alright.
- The nurse examiner will conduct a private interview so you ca
- The forensic nurse will meet you and explain her/his role as an objective, impartial medical professional.
- An advocate will be called to help support you through the process.
- The nurse will take a medical history and make sure that you are alright.
- The nurse examiner will conduct a private interview so you can tell what happened and how you feel.
- The nurse will physically examine you and take photographs of any findings the examiner might observe.
- The nurse examiner will collect specimens to be analyzed by the crime lab.
- The nurse examiner will discuss with you and provide preventative measures for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and pregnancy.
- The nurse examiner will give you information and referrals for your care.
- You may ask the nurse examiner anything that you have questions about.
- You will be discharged with Aftercare Instructions. If you do not feel safe going to your home, arrangements will be make for a place where you can feel safe.
- The forensic report and evidence will be turned over to law enforcement for investigation.
- If you decide that you do not want the investigation to go forward, at the time of your report, you may have your evidence kit held for an agreed upon period of time, until you decide what you want to do. You may want to go forward or you may not want to go forward with the investigation, at that time. You will be notified before the time expires for the evidence kit (SEAK) to be destroyed.
Consulting
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Cari Caruso RN SANE-A is a Board Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner who has extensive experience conducting forensic examinations on reported victims and suspects of sexual assault events. Her testimony, as an expert witness, has been heard, at the behest of both prosecution and defense.
Cari has been a Registered Nurse since 1974
Cari Caruso RN SANE-A is a Board Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner who has extensive experience conducting forensic examinations on reported victims and suspects of sexual assault events. Her testimony, as an expert witness, has been heard, at the behest of both prosecution and defense.
Cari has been a Registered Nurse since 1974 and had practiced in several acute areas such as Emergency Department, Pediatrics, Pediatrics Emergency Department, Women’s Health, GI Lab, Post-Partum, charge nurse of a surgical floor, and clinical positions, including a being a Camp Nurse, prior to entering the forensic nursing arena. She has taught others and been a mentor in the field of forensic nursing. She is a Charter Member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Member of the Los Angeles County Panel of Experts
Reviews include:
- Forensic Examination Records and Photographs
- Law Enforcement Reports
- Court Transcripts
- Witness Statements
- Interviews
- Medical Records
- Crime Lab Reports
- Other Relevant Documents
CV and Fee Schedule available upon request
fnpi@sbcglobal.net or fnpi9@outlook.com
805 522-9939
It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
-Arthur Conan Doyle
Education
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Education
Cari Is an instructor of forensic nursing education courses including the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Course for Adult/Adolescent examiners and the Sexual Assault Examination for Pediatric examiners, Human Abuse Injuries, and an Elder Abuse course.
She has been published.
Cari is a Charter Member of the International Association of Foren
Cari Is an instructor of forensic nursing education courses including the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Course for Adult/Adolescent examiners and the Sexual Assault Examination for Pediatric examiners, Human Abuse Injuries, and an Elder Abuse course.
She has been published.
Cari is a Charter Member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Courses are available through the University of California, Riverside, Extension:
http://www.extension.ucr.edu/sciences/hc/sae/index.html
Forensic Nurse Professionals
Cari Caruso RN SANE-A
is a Continuing Education Provider
fnpi@sbcglobal.net or fnpi9@outlook.com
805 522-9939