JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2010; 20 (2): 87-89
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
To determine the pattern of homicidal deaths caused by rifled weapons in Peshawar as regards the parameters of age, gender, place of occurrence and the number and location of injuries on the body. Descriptive study. The study was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, from June 2005 to February 2006. The subjects were selected from victims presenting for autopsy at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar. One hundred cases were selected where the weapon of offence was a rifled weapon and the manner of death was homicide on the basis of the police inquest, the autopsy and an interview with the relatives of the victim. After the autopsy, the findings were tabulated and analyzed. Homicides predominantly occurred in young males residing in a rural locality. The peak incidence was between 20-29 years in males and in females the age group most prone was 30-39 years. Male to female ratio was 61. The chest [33.8%] followed by the head and abdomen were the areas primarily targeted. High velocity automatic weapons are primarily being used to kill young people in rural areas. Prevention can be through strict gun control laws coupled with education and awareness
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Armes à feu
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Répartition par sexe
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Répartition par âge
Type d'étude:
Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Année:
2010
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