Domestic violence against woman: Past, present, future.

The United Nations defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life Domestic violence occurs daily in homes throughout the world. The National Coalition against Domestic Violence reports that 1.3 million women are victims of domestic abuse each year. Violence against women is a serious problem in India. Overall, one-third of women age 15-49 have experienced physical violence and about 1 in 10 has experienced sexual violence. It is very disturbing as well as discouraging to think that a country that praises womanhood through epics and their devotion to goddesses can be so demeaning and indifferent when it comes to the common women living in the country. Although there are laws (civil & criminal) to tackle the issues of domestic violence, it is not implemented effectively.

muertes violentas en menores de 12 años en Medellin, 1983 / Violent deaths in children under 12 years old at Medellin, 1983

Al revisar las causas de las muertes, se encuentra que la mas frecuente es la contusion y laceracion cerebral, lo que concuerda con otros trabajos realizados en el Instituto, en los cuales se pudo demostrar que en menores de 5 anos la causa mas frecuente de muertes es el compromiso del sistema nervioso central. Se realizaron 4 necropsias por atoramiento o cuerpo extrano en la laringe y traquea; esta causa se presenta ocasionalmente, tanto en adultos como en ninos y seria conveniente divulgar la maniobra de Heimilich consistente en hacer presion subita y fuerte en el tercio inferior del esternon, lo cual hace expulsar el objeto que produce el atoramiento.