Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone

Introduction. There has been an increase in violent deaths worldwide and these constitute a public health problem. Mechanical asphyxia is one of the main causes of violent death.Methods. A retrospective and observational study of the Forensic Medical Service data base was conducted, corresponding to...

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Autores principales: Bautista-Hernández, Antonio Miguel, Melo-Santiesteban, Guadalupe, Denis-Rodríguez, Patricia Beatriz
Formato: Online Artículo
Lenguaje:spa
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Forense. Universidad Veracruzana 2019
Acceso en línea:https://revmedforense.uv.mx/index.php/RevINMEFO/article/view/2608
https://dx.doi.org/10.25009/revmedforense.v4i1.2608
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author Bautista-Hernández, Antonio Miguel
Melo-Santiesteban, Guadalupe
Denis-Rodríguez, Patricia Beatriz
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description Introduction. There has been an increase in violent deaths worldwide and these constitute a public health problem. Mechanical asphyxia is one of the main causes of violent death.Methods. A retrospective and observational study of the Forensic Medical Service data base was conducted, corresponding to the metropolitan area of Veracruz-Boca del Río, in the period between January 2010 and December 2016.Results A total of 5144 autopsies performed in the study period were analyzed; in 567 cases, the cause of death was mechanical asphyxia (11%); 78% were male, mainly in the range of 15 to 35 years of age.Discussion. With the data obtained, prevention campaigns can be reinforced in the population with the highest incidence of cases.Keywords: Mechanical asphyxia, epidemiology, Forensic Medical Service
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spelling oai_revmedforense-article-26082021-07-12T04:42:07Z Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone Bautista-Hernández, Antonio Miguel Melo-Santiesteban, Guadalupe Denis-Rodríguez, Patricia Beatriz Introduction. There has been an increase in violent deaths worldwide and these constitute a public health problem. Mechanical asphyxia is one of the main causes of violent death.Methods. A retrospective and observational study of the Forensic Medical Service data base was conducted, corresponding to the metropolitan area of Veracruz-Boca del Río, in the period between January 2010 and December 2016.Results A total of 5144 autopsies performed in the study period were analyzed; in 567 cases, the cause of death was mechanical asphyxia (11%); 78% were male, mainly in the range of 15 to 35 years of age.Discussion. With the data obtained, prevention campaigns can be reinforced in the population with the highest incidence of cases.Keywords: Mechanical asphyxia, epidemiology, Forensic Medical Service Instituto de Medicina Forense. Universidad Veracruzana 2019-01-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revmedforense.uv.mx/index.php/RevINMEFO/article/view/2608 10.25009/revmedforense.v4i1.2608 REVISTA MEXICANA DE MEDICINA FORENSE Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD; Vol. 4, Núm. 1: Rev Mex Med Forense 2448-8011 10.25009/revmedforense.v4i1 spa https://revmedforense.uv.mx/index.php/RevINMEFO/article/view/2608/4526 Copyright (c) 2019 REVISTA MEXICANA DE MEDICINA FORENSE Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD
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Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone
title Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone
title_full Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone
title_fullStr Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone
title_short Epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the Veracruz-Boca del rio zone
title_sort epidemiological behavior of mechanical asphyxias in the forensic medical service of the veracruz-boca del rio zone
url https://revmedforense.uv.mx/index.php/RevINMEFO/article/view/2608
https://dx.doi.org/10.25009/revmedforense.v4i1.2608
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