Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012
<p><strong>Background</strong>: it’s necessary to know in depth all the factors that influence, favor, predispose and trigger the occurrence of violent acts leading to death. In this sense, the epidemiological characterization of violent death can lead to better performance of prof...
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| author | Manuel Rodríguez González Illovis Arteaga Ramírez Damaris Vega Hernández Osmel Rodríguez González |
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| description | <p><strong>Background</strong>: it’s necessary to know in depth all the factors that influence, favor, predispose and trigger the occurrence of violent acts leading to death. In this sense, the epidemiological characterization of violent death can lead to better performance of professionals and institutions responsible for addressing it.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize the occurrence of violent deaths in the province of Cienfuegos. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a retrospective descriptive study was conducted from January to December 2012, involving 144 subjects who died as a result of violent death by suicide, accident or homicide. The variables analyzed were: age, sex, origin, place of occurrence, primary cause of death and medicolegal etiology of death. <strong><br />Results</strong>: violent deaths occurred more frequently in men (76.3 %) and the most affected age group was over 6O years. The most frequent medicolegal etiology was accidental death. Violent acts occurred mainly in public places (49.3%). Hanging and different types of traffic accidents (running over, collision, swerve and overturn) were the most common causes of violent death. <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: it is concluded that in 2012 most violent deaths in Cienfuegos took place in public places due to accidental causes, although suicide by hanging accounted for a considerable proportion.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-acb1061282dd450f816c418c1d2eee432025-01-30T21:28:47ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2014-04-011223773821086Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012Manuel Rodríguez González0Illovis Arteaga Ramírez1Damaris Vega Hernández2Osmel Rodríguez González3Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. CienfuegosHospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. CienfuegosHospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. CienfuegosHospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos<p><strong>Background</strong>: it’s necessary to know in depth all the factors that influence, favor, predispose and trigger the occurrence of violent acts leading to death. In this sense, the epidemiological characterization of violent death can lead to better performance of professionals and institutions responsible for addressing it.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize the occurrence of violent deaths in the province of Cienfuegos. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a retrospective descriptive study was conducted from January to December 2012, involving 144 subjects who died as a result of violent death by suicide, accident or homicide. The variables analyzed were: age, sex, origin, place of occurrence, primary cause of death and medicolegal etiology of death. <strong><br />Results</strong>: violent deaths occurred more frequently in men (76.3 %) and the most affected age group was over 6O years. The most frequent medicolegal etiology was accidental death. Violent acts occurred mainly in public places (49.3%). Hanging and different types of traffic accidents (running over, collision, swerve and overturn) were the most common causes of violent death. <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: it is concluded that in 2012 most violent deaths in Cienfuegos took place in public places due to accidental causes, although suicide by hanging accounted for a considerable proportion.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2632muerteviolenciaaccidentes de tránsitosuicidiohomicidiocuba |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Rodríguez González Illovis Arteaga Ramírez Damaris Vega Hernández Osmel Rodríguez González Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012 Medisur muerte violencia accidentes de tránsito suicidio homicidio cuba |
| title | Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012 |
| title_full | Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012 |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012 |
| title_short | Characterization of Violent Deaths in Cienfuegos, 2012 |
| title_sort | characterization of violent deaths in cienfuegos 2012 |
| topic | muerte violencia accidentes de tránsito suicidio homicidio cuba |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2632 |
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