AUTOPSY FINDINGS IN CASES OF FEMICIDE
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Dec 9, 2017
Keywords:
Femicide, Victims, Cause of death, Autopsy
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Abstract
Objective: To see the autopsy findings amongst female victims so as to compare
in literature if there was difference from male victims of homicide.
Methodology: This retrospective study was carried out in Pakistan Institute of
Medical Sciences, Islamabad during January 2013 to December 2014. A complete
autopsy data of female victims were collected during the study period
from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad from the chief casualty
medical officer record office. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 19.
Results: Out of a total of 241 autopsies being performed in the study period,
52 cases of female autopsies were identified. Overall the ratio of male to female
was 3.6:1 during both years. Cause of death could be identified in 80% of the
cases only. Asphyxial deaths were the most common reasons amongst females
(45%) followed by firearms (35%), sharp weapon injuries (3%), blunt weapon
injuries (3%) and burns (2%). No cases of drowning or accidental deaths or
pregnancy related deaths were found.
Conclusion: In cases of femicide, asphyxial deaths were the most common reasons
followed by firearms, sharp or blunt weapon injuries and burns.
in literature if there was difference from male victims of homicide.
Methodology: This retrospective study was carried out in Pakistan Institute of
Medical Sciences, Islamabad during January 2013 to December 2014. A complete
autopsy data of female victims were collected during the study period
from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad from the chief casualty
medical officer record office. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 19.
Results: Out of a total of 241 autopsies being performed in the study period,
52 cases of female autopsies were identified. Overall the ratio of male to female
was 3.6:1 during both years. Cause of death could be identified in 80% of the
cases only. Asphyxial deaths were the most common reasons amongst females
(45%) followed by firearms (35%), sharp weapon injuries (3%), blunt weapon
injuries (3%) and burns (2%). No cases of drowning or accidental deaths or
pregnancy related deaths were found.
Conclusion: In cases of femicide, asphyxial deaths were the most common reasons
followed by firearms, sharp or blunt weapon injuries and burns.
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Sohail I, Arshad M, Habib M. AUTOPSY FINDINGS IN CASES OF FEMICIDE. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 9 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];31(4). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2116
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