Sexual-offence examination: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Sexual-offence examination

Sample item

What is an essential principle when collecting forensic samples after an alleged sexual assault?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Obtain informed consent and maintain respectful documentation

Forensic examination after alleged sexual assault must prioritize the person's safety, informed consent, privacy, clinical needs, and meticulous documentation; evidence collection should follow local protocol without coercion or outcome promises.

Option by option

  • A. Collect samples without explaining the process

    Sampling without explanation breaches informed consent principles.

  • B. Promise a particular legal outcome

    Clinicians cannot guarantee a legal outcome.

  • C. Obtain informed consent and maintain respectful documentation (correct)

    Correct: consent and respectful, accurate documentation are essential.

  • D. Delay all care until police arrive

    Urgent clinical care should not be withheld while awaiting police.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Obtain informed consent and maintain respectful documentation. Forensic examination after alleged sexual assault must prioritize the person's safety, informed consent, privacy, clinical needs, and meticulous documentation; evidence collection should follow local protocol without coercion or outcome promises.

Why is "Collect samples without explaining the process" not the answer?

Sampling without explanation breaches informed consent principles.

Why is "Promise a particular legal outcome" not the answer?

Clinicians cannot guarantee a legal outcome.

Why is "Delay all care until police arrive" not the answer?

Urgent clinical care should not be withheld while awaiting police.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual-offence examination in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: consent and respectful, accurate documentation are essential.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Sexual-offence examination?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.