Shotgun shooting in northern India—a review (1980–1999)

Singh, Balwinder; Singh, Rohit

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.126

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“…There is a high percentage of abdominal wounds (nearly 7%), which is in line with the percentage verified by Chapman and Milroy [8], but decidedly greater than in other reports (e.g. Singh and Singh [14], Eisele et al [16] (3%), Shields et al [27] (2.4%) and Karger et al (0.3%) [12]). …”

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confidence: 87%

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Fatal firearm wounds: A retrospective study in Bari (Italy) between 1988 and 2003

Solarino

Nicoletti

Vella

2007

Forensic Science International

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confidence: 87%

“…Furthermore, this study reveals that multiple homicide gunshot wounds are higher (65%) than in other reports available in the literature, where values of between 26 and 55% are described [11][12][13][14]. The authors have collected data on 39 firearm homicides, each involving between 7 and 17 entrance wounds.…”

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confidence: 89%

Fatal firearm wounds: A retrospective study in Bari (Italy) between 1988 and 2003

Solarino

Nicoletti

Vella

2007

Forensic Science International

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“…9 In the present study, suicidal cases caused by firearm were 4.9%, as seen in other Indian studies Kohli A et al,6.5%, Singh BP et al, 3.0% in contrast to US statistics, suicidal cases due to firearm were 56.1%. 9,11,12 In this study, a small proportion of people are committing suicide by firearm because people tend to use cheaper methods like hanging and poisoning. Most common firearm used in various studies was rifled firearm in US 82.1%, Kohli 82.2%, Hussain 96.5%.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…This observation can be explained by the fact that male youths are generally more adventurous and are more often involved in interpersonal violence and are indeed the principal perpetrators of civil conflicts and armed robbery similar to the findings of other studies (Table 7). 8,12 In Europe, gunshot injuries have been reduced by restrictive firearm legislation in the European Union in 1997. Since then, the rates of firearm suicides and homicides have decreased significantly.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This result was similar to other the Indian studies done by Kohli A et al 92.6%, Singh B P et al 70%, however is much higher than the US statistics. 11,12 The incidence of homicidal injuries in our region is due to large usage of unlicensed, country made guns, which are cheap, easy to procure and destroy. 9 In the present study, suicidal cases caused by firearm were 4.9%, as seen in other Indian studies Kohli A et al,6.5%, Singh BP et al, 3.0% in contrast to US statistics, suicidal cases due to firearm were 56.1%.…”

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Pattern of firearm injuries managed at rural tertiary centre in Western Uttar Pradesh, North India

Singh

Prakash

et al. 2017

Int Surg J

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Background: Firearm injuries are associated with substantial emotional, physical and financial burden on community and hospital resources leads to profound morbidity. It is a global public health problem and pose therapeutic challenges to surgeons. Proper management of firearm wounds requires a working knowledge of physical factors involved in the creation of such injuries. Regional variations of the parameters of medico legal aspects of firearm injuries are still lacking. Objective is to analyse pattern of firearm injuries managed at rural tertiary hospital.Methods: All firearm injury cases brought to the emergency department of Hospital, from January 2016 to December 2016 were included in the study.Results: In this study 108 (83.7%) victims were males and 21 (16.3%) were female. Most common age group victimized was 20-29 year (33.3%). Most cases occurred in winter season.113 cases (87.3%) victim were unemployed.81 cases (62.8%) had below intermediate education. 110 (85.3%) cases were of homicidal motive. Shotgun/ ‘kattas’ outnumbered the rifled firearm injuries (109) cases (84.5%). Trunk was involved in 45 cases (34.8%) and lower extremity in (32.6%) 42 cases,) Exit wound found in 93(72.2%) cases only. The fatality rate was 3.9% (5 cases). . Wound debridement was performed for 48 cases (37.2%) of patients, while emergency exploration was done for 30 cases (23.3%). The hospital stay of 49 cases (37.9%) of patients was more than one week. 111 cases (86.1%) were discharged.Conclusions: Addressing the root causes of violence such as poverty, unemployment, substance abuse will reduce the incidence of firearm injuries in our environment. Establishment of efficient emergency health care services for pre-hospital care and effective ambulance system for rapid transport of injured victims to hospital will reduce morbidity and mortality. Management requires knowledge ATLS protocols, mode, presentation and ballistic of firearm. Authorities issuing license for possession of firearms need to be more strict and vigilant.

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Crime, Offenders, and Victims

Ceccato

Abraham

2022

SpringerBriefs in Criminology

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In this chapter, we discuss examples of crime trends in areas on rural-urban continuum in several countries, illustrating the difficulties and possible dangers of comparing between types of statistics and across countries. The types of offenders found in rural areas as well as the types of victimization that most affect those living in these areas are also discussed in this chapter, based on examples from the international literature. Victimization in rural areas includes a wide array of offenses from farm crime and environmental and wildlife offenses, to violence against women, harassment, and discrimination against minority groups, to drug and organized crime, just to name a few.

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Shotgun shooting in northern India—a review (1980–1999)

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

Fatal firearm wounds: A retrospective study in Bari (Italy) between 1988 and 2003

Fatal firearm wounds: A retrospective study in Bari (Italy) between 1988 and 2003

Pattern of firearm injuries managed at rural tertiary centre in Western Uttar Pradesh, North India

Crime, Offenders, and Victims

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