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Child Fatalities in Dammam: A Call for Child Fatality Reviews in Arab Countries.
- Source :
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Journal of forensic sciences [J Forensic Sci] 2018 Jul; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 1171-1175. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 03. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Identifying children's risk exposure is the first step toward mortality prevention. This retrospective study determined the causes of child fatalities in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Death reports of children and adolescents from 1999 to 2015 (N = 157) were analyzed. Boys represented most cases (69%) and there were two age peaks (1-5 years and 16-18 years). Accidents (typically immersion) defined the main death circumstance (51%) followed by homicide (25%). Only 33% of cases underwent autopsy, and the most common cause of death was head injury (27%) followed by firearm injury. Only one immersion death underwent autopsy. This study revealed important data about the risk exposure of children in Dammam and emphasizes deficient investigative procedures. Child fatality reviews comprise systematic data collection by multidisciplinary teams to determine the true risks toward children in a community. Such teams do not exist in Arab countries; therefore, strategies should be implemented to initiate them.<br /> (© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.)
- Subjects :
- Age Distribution
Asphyxia mortality
Child
Child Abuse mortality
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma mortality
Death, Sudden epidemiology
Drowning mortality
Female
Fires statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Retrospective Studies
Saudi Arabia epidemiology
Sex Distribution
Wounds, Penetrating mortality
Accidents mortality
Homicide statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-4029
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of forensic sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29098711
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13685