Population study of orofacial injuries in adult family violence homicides in Victoria, Australia
| العنوان: | Population study of orofacial injuries in adult family violence homicides in Victoria, Australia |
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| المؤلفون: | Joanna F. Dipnall, Reena Sarkar, Richard Bassed, Joan Ozanne-Smith |
| المصدر: | Forensic science international. 316 |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Domestic Violence, Adolescent, Victoria, Substance-Related Disorders, Population, Context (language use), Disease cluster, 01 natural sciences, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Age Distribution, Homicide, Epidemiology, medicine, Humans, 030216 legal & forensic medicine, Sex Distribution, education, Facial Injuries, Aged, Retrospective Studies, education.field_of_study, business.industry, 010401 analytical chemistry, Tooth Injuries, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, 0104 chemical sciences, Substance abuse, Domestic violence, Population study, Female, business, Law, Demography |
| الوصف: | Background This study describes the prevalence and orofacial injury patterns associated with adult family violence (FV) homicides in Victoria, Australia. It follows a methods study for case selection of all FV homicides and injury measurement. Comprehensive analysis of orofacial injuries in FV homicides and their clinico-demographic context will inform future research on clinical FV indicators and sentinel injuries, and potentially lead to premorbid intervention in health services. Methods All closed cases of FV homicides aged ≥18 years, January 2006 to December 2018, were identified by screening Victorian fatal assaults, based on victim-offender relationship. Primary data such as post-mortem computed tomography scans and photographs were assessed. Socio-demographic, clinical, interpersonal and incident parameters were descriptively analysed and statistically compared across FV homicides with and without facial injuries using cluster analysis and nonparametric tests. Results Of 170 adult homicides screened for eligibility, 151 were included for final analysis. Over the 12-year period, 78.1% of all Victorian adult FV homicides had orofacial injuries. Significant cluster patterns of injury mechanism, victim-offender relationship and drug/alcohol impairment were identified in all homicides. Non-facial injuries were significantly higher in facial vs. non-facial injury homicides. Facial abrasion and incised wounds were the most common injury types. Conclusions This is the first forensic-epidemiologic study evaluating the empirical evidence concerning orofacial injuries associated with population-wide adult Victorian FV homicides. The high level of orofacial injuries in this population during the study period may inform clinical practice and policy in FV intervention in Victoria and globally. |
| تدمد: | 1872-6283 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::abcbd6000921a6d46d73e01fdde43740 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32891827 |
| Rights: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....abcbd6000921a6d46d73e01fdde43740 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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