Sexual offences: 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 offences

Sample item

What is the primary clinical aim of a sexual-assault examination?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Provide consent-led medical care and preserve options

The examination should be trauma-informed and consent-led, addressing injuries, pregnancy and infection risk, support needs, and forensic options.

Option by option

  • A. Provide consent-led medical care and preserve options (correct)

    Correct: patient care and autonomy are central.

  • B. Obtain evidence regardless of consent

    Forensic procedures need informed consent.

  • C. Replace police investigation

    Police work is not replaced by clinical care.

  • D. Determine criminal guilt at bedside

    Guilt is determined by legal process.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is A, Provide consent-led medical care and preserve options. The examination should be trauma-informed and consent-led, addressing injuries, pregnancy and infection risk, support needs, and forensic options.

Why is "Obtain evidence regardless of consent" not the answer?

Forensic procedures need informed consent.

Why is "Replace police investigation" not the answer?

Police work is not replaced by clinical care.

Why is "Determine criminal guilt at bedside" not the answer?

Guilt is determined by legal process.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual offences in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: patient care and autonomy are central.

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 offences?

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.