A 9-year-old girl is brought to a Western Australian emergency department by her mother with three weeks of in…

Question

A 9-year-old girl is brought to a Western Australian emergency department by her mother with three weeks of intermittent abdominal pain. While her mother is out of the room, she tells the resident that her mother's partner comes into her bed at night and touches her genitals, and asks her not to tell anyone. She is otherwise well and examination is normal. A social worker is on duty and the paediatric registrar is available. Under Western Australian law, which one of the following must this resi…

Accepted Answer

Report to the Department of Communities.

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Ask the emergency social worker to report.

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Ask the paediatric registrar to decide.

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Obtain the mother's consent before reporting.

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Telephone the police immediately.

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