{"id":3368,"date":"2023-08-15T09:59:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T09:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/?page_id=3368"},"modified":"2023-08-17T14:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:49:11","slug":"neydarmottaka-fyrir-tholendur-kynferdisofbeldis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/neydarmottaka-fyrir-tholendur-kynferdisofbeldis\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency room for victims of sexual violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>During business hours, call <a href=\"phone: +3544504500\">450 4500<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helpline 112 and on-call number 1700 direct offenders outside working hours to the doctor\/nurse on duty at the institution&#039;s premises who assists with the appropriate measures in each case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call 112 for emergencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online chat 112 is always open.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can have an anonymous online chat if emergency services are not requested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The emergency room is located at the Westfjords Healthcare Institution in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and Patreksfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and is open 24 hours a day, but outside of working hours you must call ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also get treatment for sexual violence at Landsp\u00edtal&#039;s emergency room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The role of the emergency room is to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide post-offense care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perform a forensic examination, if needed, in collaboration with doctors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide assistance in contacting the rights defender and the police<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to trauma care or mental health team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inform victims of their options for moving forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The involvement of the police is not a condition for receiving care, and a decision on a complaint does not need to be made available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victims are encouraged to seek help after a sexual assault, regardless of the time since the offense, the nature of the offense or the severity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first 24 hours after an offense is committed, is a very important time especially regarding the collection of biological samples if it is decided to prosecute the offense later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The data\/biological samples can then be used to support a case in court. Biospecimens are materials from people that can provide biological information about them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data from the place where the event took place and information from witnesses, if there are witnesses.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also seek healthcare during daytime hours, regardless of the length of time since the offense:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to receive advice, support, education and assistance with processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>due to sampling for infectious diseases, venereal diseases, infections, pregnancy or other such<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it is possible to get a connection to a judicial officer if requested, regardless of the length of time since the offense or the decision on the complaint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>You can read more about:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/island.is\/ofbeldis-slysavarnir\">Violence and accident prevention at the Office of the National Medical Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.112.is\/ofbeldi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Violence in intimate relationships at 112<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sjukast.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sick love at St\u00edgam\u00f3t<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heilsuvera.is\/efnisflokkar\/ofbeldi-og-vanraeksla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heilsuveru&#039;s educational material on violence and neglect<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bjarkarhlid.is\/\">Bjarkarhlid (bjarkarhlid.is)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stigamot.is\/\">St\u00edgamot (stigamot.is)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The emergency room is located at the Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Health Center in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and Patreksfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and is open 24 hours a day, but outside of working hours you must call ahead. You can also get care for [\u2026] <a href=\"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/neydarmottaka-fyrir-tholendur-kynferdisofbeldis\/\">More \u203a<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3368","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}