Human bites as a weapon of violence: how common are they and do they constitute a significant medical evidence?
Niger. J. Dent. Res
; 3(2)2018.
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in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1266972
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To document the pattern of HBM seen in police clinic Benin City Nigeria.Methods:
This is a review of all the human bite mark (HBM) seen at the police clinic.Results:
HBM were seen in 68 cases of assault and included 90 separate bites. The youngest victim was 10 years old while the oldest was 59 years with a mean age of 31.9±9.68. Age group 30-39 years accounted for most cases. Female victims were more in number both as victims and as assailants. About 94.1% of the assailants were known. The major events that lead to the use of human bite(HB) were quarrel and fights which accounted for 98.5% of cases.HB was mainly used in conjunction with other weapons. About 77.9% of the HB had single bite marks while complete tissue avulsion were seen in 1.5% of cases. The arm was the commonest site (17.8%), closely followed by the fingers (15.6%).Conclusion:
This will serve as a baseline data in Nigeria, while we strongly advocate the development of a proforma for HBM examination following ABFO guideline and HIV PEP for victims with grade 4 HBM and above
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Database:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
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Bites, Human
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Weapons
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Physical Abuse
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Nigeria
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. J. Dent. Res
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article