Medico-Legal Aspects of Permanent Infirmities as a Sequel of Different Types of Injuries (A Retrospective Study in Assiut Governorate, Egypt)
Abd El-Hady, R., Thabet, H., Ghandour, N., Mandor, A. (2013). Medico-Legal Aspects of Permanent Infirmities as a Sequel of Different Types of Injuries (A Retrospective Study in Assiut Governorate, Egypt). EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), 92-98. doi: 10.21608/ajfm.2013.19389
Randa Abd El-Hady; Hayam Thabet; Nagwa Ghandour; Amr Mandor. "Medico-Legal Aspects of Permanent Infirmities as a Sequel of Different Types of Injuries (A Retrospective Study in Assiut Governorate, Egypt)". EKB Journal Management System, 20, 1, 2013, 92-98. doi: 10.21608/ajfm.2013.19389
Abd El-Hady, R., Thabet, H., Ghandour, N., Mandor, A. (2013). 'Medico-Legal Aspects of Permanent Infirmities as a Sequel of Different Types of Injuries (A Retrospective Study in Assiut Governorate, Egypt)', EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), pp. 92-98. doi: 10.21608/ajfm.2013.19389
Abd El-Hady, R., Thabet, H., Ghandour, N., Mandor, A. Medico-Legal Aspects of Permanent Infirmities as a Sequel of Different Types of Injuries (A Retrospective Study in Assiut Governorate, Egypt). EKB Journal Management System, 2013; 20(1): 92-98. doi: 10.21608/ajfm.2013.19389

Medico-Legal Aspects of Permanent Infirmities as a Sequel of Different Types of Injuries (A Retrospective Study in Assiut Governorate, Egypt)

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology
Article 9, Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 92-98    PDF (2.3 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ajfm.2013.19389
Authors
Randa Abd El-Hady1; Hayam Thabet1; Nagwa Ghandour1; Amr Mandor2
1Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
2Assiut Forensic Department of Ministry of Justice, Assiut, Egypt.
Abstract
Objective: To describe the percentage of permanent infirmities, the size of the problem in Assiut governorate during 2007 and 2008.   Methods: A retrospective study of all cases of injuries lead to permanent infirmity from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008 through manual review of all files of Assiut Medico-legal department of Ministry of Justice. Results: The total cases of injuries with permanent infirmity were 144(7.28%). The highest percent was in age group >21-30 (43.75%) followed by age group >31-40 years (25.69%). Male cases represented (92.36%) while females represented (7.64%). Educated victims represented (37.5%) where illiterate victims represented (62.5%).The highest percent of victims were farmers (68.75%). Most of victims were from rural areas (93.05%). Blunt instruments were responsible for (59.72%) followed by sharp instruments (21.53%) and firearms (18.75%). Extremities, represented (38.19%) of cases, of which (15.28%) due to nerve injuries while (22.91%) were due to bone injuries.  Head were the second site (32.64%), followed by eye (10.42%), abdomen (8.33%) ear (5.55%) and nose (4.86%). The cause of injury was due to criminal assault (81.94%), accidental (18.06%), while there were no suicidal cases that ended in permanent infirmities.
Keywords
Medico-legal; Forensic medicine; Disability; permanent infirmities; injuries; Assiut; Egypt
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