Unintentional firearm hunting deaths in Sweden
| Autor: | Anders Eriksson, Mensura Junuzovic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Firearms Adolescent education Legislation Pathology and Forensic Medicine Young Adult Age Distribution Animals Humans Sex Distribution Aged Aged 80 and over Sweden Mean age social sciences Middle Aged Geography Accidents Female Wounds Gunshot Seasons human activities Law Demography Sports |
| Zdroj: | Forensic science international. 216(1-3) |
| ISSN: | 1872-6283 |
| Popis: | This study examined all unintentional firearm fatalities while hunting that occurred in Sweden between 1983 through 2008. The circumstances as well as the impact of the hunter's exam on fatality frequency were analysed. During these 26 years, there were 48 such fatalities, representing 53% of all (n = 90) unintentional firearm deaths during the same period. The average annual number of fatalities decreased over the last few decades. Very restrictive firearm legislation in Sweden combined with the introduction of a mandatory hunter's exam since 1985 accounted, at least partly, for this finding. Moose hunting accounted for 46% of the fatalities and small game hunting for the remaining cases. The mean age of the victims was 50 years and 96% of them were males; all shooters were males. During moose hunting, most of the victims were mistaken for game, whereas in small game hunting most of the fatalities were related to falls and improper handling of the weapon. Human error was thus the main cause of these fatalities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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