Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A study on profile of assault cases presenting to the casualty of tertiary care hospital

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Venkatesaprasanna J1 , Prasanna Parthasarathy2 , Thumma Amar3 , Vijayakumar Nair G4 , Shilpa T Patil

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Background and Objectives: Physical assault is one of the world’s leading cause of morbidity and mortality which can be preventable. In India, assaultive violence tops the list in 15-24 years age group, placing heavy burden on health care facilities. The present study was carried out with objectives to study the pattern and distribution of injuries in cases of physical assault, and the age and sex distribution of victims.

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