An autopsy study of 74 cases of cut throat injuries

Rao, Dinesh

doi:10.1016/j.ejfs.2014.10.001

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“…This may be due to the fact that males are more aggressive and exposed to fatal violence 8 . The most commonly affected age group in our study was 20-29 years which also coincided with the results of various studies conducted in India 2,8,13 and Pakistan 5,6,12 . However, in a study conducted in North Tunisia, the average victim age was much higher being 37.7 years 9 .…”

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Empirical Analysis of Deaths Due to Sharp Weapons in Faisalabad

Naheed¹,

Pal²,

Saeed³

2017

APMC

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Violence is a product of aggressive behavior which leads to a large number of unnatural deaths. A significant number of deaths have been reported due to attacks with sharp weapons as it is one of the most violent and disgusting methods of revenge. This study empirically evaluates the sharp weapon deaths in Faisalabad from different perspectives. Objective: To analyze the deaths by sharp weapons in Faisalabad city regarding incidence, the most vulnerable age groups, gender prevalence, manner of death and parts of body mostly involved. Study Design: Retrospective, non-interventional descriptive study having cross sectional and longitudinal data. Settings: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University/Allied Hospital. Duration of Study: 5 years from 1 st January 2012 to 31 st December 2016. Methodology: This study covered all 96 cases of sharp weapon deaths from a total of 1,692 autopsies conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University. Frequency distribution, descriptive analysis was performed to compute the findings. Results: Frequency of deaths from sharp weapons decreased in the study period. It was the highest in the age group 20-29 (32.29%) in Faisalabad. The ratio of male to female victims was 2:1. All deaths were homicidal in nature. Majority of the attacks were on the neck followed by the abdomen and chest respectively. Conclusion: It was concluded that deaths due to sharp weapon attack on the neck, abdomen and chest were high in the young in Faisalabad. Establishment of more trauma centers may be helpful in reducing the deaths due to sharp edged weapons.

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Empirical Analysis of Deaths Due to Sharp Weapons in Faisalabad

Naheed¹,

Pal²,

Saeed³

2017

APMC

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“…The distinction between self-inflicted stab wounds and incised wounds is not always very clear. In suicide, most neck lesions are incised wounds (1,2,6,8,17,18), that is to say that they are longer than they are deep, with usually one dramatic lesion (19), that is oblique (18) and associated with hesitation marks (2,17); multiple incised wounds to the neck are rare (6,20). Self-stabbing to the neck appears to be very rare (4,13,21).…”

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“…Suicide by sharp force injury to the neck is considered quite rare (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6), and few cases have been published in the forensic literature (1,3,(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11). In these cases, the main task for the pathologist is to state the manner of death (homicide versus suicide).…”

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A Case of Multiple Self‐Inflicted Stab Wounds of the Neck Captured on Surveillance Video

Alunni

Cabusat-Mailliet

Quatrehomme

2020

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Multiple sharp force injuries in a victim make it difficult to distinguish between homicide and suicide. Forensic pathologists also may be unable to determine the total survival time and the survival time with physical activity due to lack of evidence. The authors report here on a case of nineteen stab wounds of the neck, which led to an initial suspicion of homicide. The scene was however captured on surveillance video, which provided a precise description of the wound mechanism and led to the injuries being reclassified as suicidal. No other description of a suicide with such a high number of severe stab wounds has been documented in the literature. The video footage provided additional information concerning survival time. Physical activity was well documented during at least 4 min after the last stab wound and the total survival period was at least 6 min, despite the perforation of both jugular veins and the trachea. Vein injuries are less rapidly lethal than artery injuries. Injuries of the major airways are not immediately lethal and do not lead to immediate incapacitation. The benefit of the video evidence is to highlight wound features that may suggest a suicidal manner and inform forensic pathologists about survival intervals after severe stab wounds to the neck.

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“…Patient can rapidly exsanguinate even before reaching the hospital if neck vessels are injured. In a study conducted at Egypt following was the incidence of involvement of different structures in 74 cases of homicidal cut throats [5] .…”

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confidence: 99%