NCJ Number
235785
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 56 Issue: 4 Dated: July 2011 Pages: 898-906
Date Published
July 2011
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This study reviewed the medico-legal reports of injuries of victims exposed to nonsexual physical violence.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to make a comparative and comprehensive analysis of nonsexual assaults in 488 medico-legal cases presented to Forensic Medicine Outpatient Clinic of Celal Bayar University Hospital (Manisa, Turkey), between 2005 and 2009. There were blunt force injuries (BFI) in 262 cases (53.7 percent), sharp force injuries (SFI) in 163 cases (33.4 percent), and firearm-related wounds (FRW) in 63 cases (12.9 percent). The results showed significant differences in the monthly distribution of assaults, localization of injuries, and severity of injuries depending on the types of assaults. Most of the injuries were localized to the face, head, and neck in BFI and SFI and to the lower limbs in FRW. The results of this study will help researchers to investigate characteristics of victims, offenders, and injuries and types of assaults because of nonsexual violence. (Published Abstract)