Quantitative analysis of injury characteristics in victims of interpersonal violence: An emergency department perspective

Factors Associated with Interpersonal Violence Injuries as Seen at Kigali and Butare University Teaching Hospitals In Rwanda

“…In the drinking places, bottles were often used. These findings indicate some variation from those in a similar study conducted at Groote schuur in South Africa in which 18.4 % of the injuries were caused by falls from heights, and 4.8% by firearms 13,17 . The most common age group was 21-30 years (42%); followed by 31-40 years (34%) and 41-50 years (18%).…”

“…Wooden sticks were used in 47.8% of all cases followed by knives in 21.7% and machetes in 13 With regard to the timing of violence, most (77.5%) of the victims were injured at night. Only 22.5% of the victims were injured during the The darkness of the night is often used for propagation of violent and criminal acts as it conceals identification, and community resistance is often minimal or not present at night.…”

Cricoid Fracture and Paralaryngeal Space Hematoma Due to Blunt Trauma to the Neck

“…Hard and blunt weapons were used more commonly against females (76.6%) than males (53%) and were more commonly used in domestic violence [1]. In the presented case the patient was male, attacked with a blunt weapon in the street and was struck in the neck.…”

Physical violence cases in Pekanbaru, Indonesia: a 5 years retrospective study

“…These results were similar to those of other studies in Switzerland (56.6%), Leratong-South Africa (68%), Brazil (72.8%), India (74%), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (81.3%) and Pakistan (87.4%), which reported that males were more likely to be victims than females. 8,10,11,[13][14][15] A study based on survey results in Iran also reported that males were the most common victims (66.7%). 16 This could be due to their active participation in risk-taking behaviours, greater activity outdoors, consideration of violence as an accepted strategy for resolving conflict, and the inherently more aggressive nature of males.…”

“…16 This could be due to their active participation in risk-taking behaviours, greater activity outdoors, consideration of violence as an accepted strategy for resolving conflict, and the inherently more aggressive nature of males. 11,12,14,17 In total, most victims were 25-34 years old. In females, most of the victims were in the same age group, but most of the male victims were found in a younger age group (18- of all physical violence victims.…”