Violent death in Mexican children: Could fatalities be prevented?
| Autor: | Noé López-Amador, Ana L. Calderón-Garcidueñas, Rubén Ruiz-Ramos, Octavio Carvajal-Zarrabal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Cogent Social Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2331-1886 23311886 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23311886.2019.1662588 |
| Popis: | A retrospective case-series study with forensic autopsies practiced for a 5-year period. From 3,089 autopsies practiced, 89 cases (2.9%) were children under 10 years of age. Mechanical agents had the highest frequency (n = 64, 71.9%), and traumatic brain injury was the leading cause of death. Natural death cases (biological agents) were the second major cause of death in our study (n = 16; 18%), and tuberculosis was the main cause of this group (n = 7; 100% males). One case was HIV positive. Children dead by natural causes endured mild-to-severe cases of malnutrition. Forensic data must be considered for a better understanding of fatalities occurred in children. |
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