Before you go to the ER
- Try not to bathe, shower, brush your teeth, or go to the bathroom. This is important for preserving evidence. If you already have, it is still possible to collect evidence.
- If possible, do not change your clothes. If you already have, put your clothes in a clean paper bag, such as a grocery store bag, and bring them with you to the emergency room.
- If possible, go to a SANE hospital.
- When you get to the ER, you can ask to have a rape exam. You do not need to report to the police in order to have evidence collected.
- If you think you may have been drugged, you can ask that a Toxicology Kit be collected.