Table 4.
Genito-anal forensic examination details for females that attended the Dublin SATU in 2023
| % (n) 294 | |
|---|---|
| Type of examination | |
| External examination only | 8.8 (26) |
| External examination and speculum examination | 86.1 (253) |
| External examination, speculum examination and proctoscopy | 5.1 (15) |
| Genito-anal injury present | |
| Yes | 25.9 (76) |
| No | 74.1 (218) |
| Location & Type of injury | |
| Vagina: | |
| Laceration | 4.8 (14) |
| Abrasion | 1.0 (3) |
| Bruising | 0.3 (1) |
| Posterior fourchette | |
| Laceration | 6.8 (20) |
| Abrasion | 3.1 (9) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Fossa navicularis | |
| Laceration | 4.4 (13) |
| Abrasion | 3.1 (9) |
| Bruising | 0.7 (2) |
| Labia minora | |
| Laceration | 5.1 (15) |
| Abrasion | 2.7 (8) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Labia majora | |
| Laceration | 1.4 (4) |
| Abrasion | 0.7 (2) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Perineum | |
| Laceration | 1.7 (5) |
| Abrasion | 1.4 (4) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Hymen | |
| Laceration | 1.4 (4) |
| Abrasion | 0 (0) |
| Bruising | 2.0 (6) |
| Clitoral hood | |
| Laceration | 1.7 (5) |
| Abrasion | 0.3 (1) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Cervix | |
| Laceration | 0 (0) |
| Abrasion | 0.3 (1) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Peri-anal: | |
| Laceration | 2.4 (7) |
| Abrasion | 1.0 (3) |
| Bruising | 0.3 (1) |
| Anal/rectal | |
| Laceration | 1.0 (3) |
| Abrasion | 0.3 (1) |
| Bruising | 0 (0) |
| Non-injury related findings | |
| Dermatitis | 4.8 (14) |
| Discharge | 2.4 (7) |
| Candida | 0.3 (1) |
| Female genital mutilation (preceding incident) | 0.3 (1) |
| Foreign-body/debris | 0.3 (1) |
| ‘Infection’ | 0.6 (2) |
| Atrophy | 0 (0) |
| Wart | 0.3 (1) |