| The incidence, pathology of trauma and victim profiles of homicidal deaths in Pretoria, South Africa (2007-2008). | |
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PMID: 23086983 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This study aimed to establish the incidence of homicide, associated pathology of trauma and victim profiles in cases admitted to or managed as homicidal deaths at the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory (PMLL) over the period of 2007-2008. A total of 1088 cases were reviewed. Homicides accounted for 22.7% of all cases admitted to the PMLL. The majority of homicide victims were male individuals (87.0%). The most common cause of death was gunshot wounds (42.6%), followed by blunt force trauma (25.1%). Homicides are most likely to occur at the victim's place of residence (28.5%) and only 37.4% of victims survive long enough to receive hospital care. The results of this study seem to concur with international findings for the most part, with a few interesting deviations. Highlighting at-risk groups, as well as dangerous locations and incident times, creates the potential to decrease the occurrence of unnecessary deaths by generating an awareness of the trends. |
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Jeannie Cocks; Gert Saayman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-19 |
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Title: Medicine, science, and the law Volume: - ISSN: 0025-8024 ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Law Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400721 Medline TA: Med Sci Law Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Pretoria, PO Box 2034, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. |
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