What are the instructions for a rape victim seeking medical attention?

Do not wash or shower before seeking medical attention in order to preserve evidence. The victim should be instructed not to change clothes, brush teeth, eat or drink,, douche, or do anything to any body orifice or surface that might have evidence against the perpetrator.

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