Pattern of injuries due to interpersonal violence

Brink, Ole; Vesterby, A.; Jensen, John

doi:10.1016/s0020-1383(98)00176-4

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“…14 Brink et al found that only 10.3% of their respondents were admitted. 6 Our findings of only 19,6% of respondents being admitted reflect the pattern around the world.…”

Section: Admission To Hospitalmentioning

confidence: 48%

“…7 Studies of assault-related injuries have clearly established a relationship between unemployment, alcohol, young age, male sex and illiteracy. 1,2,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] This study has established almost the same pattern. The researcher believes that, to be successful, prevention programmes have to include these factors in education protocols, given the prevalence of assault.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…6 Payne-James and Dean reported that the head was the most common site of injury. 11 Shepherd and colleagues found that facial injuries were extremely common (83%), and that the upper limbs were the most common site after the head (14%), 7 while Wright and Kariya found that 60% of all assault injuries were to the head and neck.…”

Section: Part Of the Body Injuredmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…5 Furthermore, Brink et al reported that accident and emergency departments were valuable sources when information on assault injuries was desired. 6 The information gathered in this study may provide a basis for several activities, such as appropriate prevention programmes and an informed basis for the training of hospital personnel, and also as a basis for the allocation of resources between different departments in the hospital. As stated by Shepherd et al, solid data could replace the vague impression of anecdotal information and give us a basis upon which to act.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pattern of injuries suffered by patients treated for alleged assault at Witbank General Hospital, Mpumalanga

Nkombua

2007

South African Family Practice

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BackgroundViolence has been with us since time immemorial. In South Africa, violence plays a detrimental role in our daily lives, affecting almost everybody, directly or indirectly. The country experiences high levels of violence, with incidents of violence being reported in the newspapers and on radio and television on a daily basis. In the author's personal experience as a casualty officer at Witbank General Hospital, a considerable number of patients with assault-related injuries were seen every day. The objectives of this study were to assess the demographic and social factors associated with assault incidents, as well as to establish the type of injuries suffered by the victims of assault. MethodsThe method used was a descriptive, cross-sectional survey, undertaken at the casualty department of the Witbank General Hospital in Mpumalanga Province from 29 October 1999 to 1 May 2000. All patients who attended for injuries due to alleged assault (interpersonal violence) and met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. A total of 547 patients were selected as subjects of the study. ResultsThe majority of the victims were male (71.8%; N = 389), 69% (N = 377) were single and 91% (N = 498) were of African descent. The age group of the majority (86.9%; N = 475) ranged between 17 and 45 years. All the respondents had injuries to more than one part of the body. Among the assaulted patients, 86.6% (N = 474) had more than one type of injury. The majority of the victims of assault (81.4%; N = 445) were not admitted for in-hospital treatment. ConclusionsThe study revealed that a typical victim of assault treated at Witbank Hospital was an African male between the ages of 17 and 45 years. He had been attacked during the night or over the weekend. He had also probably been drinking. He would have suffered minor injuries, mainly to the head and neck.

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“…14 Brink et al found that only 10.3% of their respondents were admitted. 6 Our findings of only 19,6% of respondents being admitted reflect the pattern around the world.…”

Section: Admission To Hospitalmentioning

confidence: 48%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Part Of the Body Injuredmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pattern of injuries suffered by patients treated for alleged assault at Witbank General Hospital, Mpumalanga

Nkombua

2007

South African Family Practice

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“…The character of an injury caused by some mechanical force are dependent on the nature and shape of the weapon, the amount of energy in the weapon or instrument when it strikes the body, whether it is inflicted upon a moving or a fixed body and the nature of the tissue involved (2). The major risk factors for interpersonal assaults are unemployment, poverty, illiteracy, male sex and alcohol (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11). Commonly used instruments include but not limited to fist, kicks, other body parts, knifes, glasses, blunt objects and guns (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%