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EVALUATION OF PERMANENT INFIRMITIES CASES EXAMINED AT FORENSIC MEDICINE AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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• Forensic Medicine

Abstract

Impairment or disability is an important legal and medical issue. Road traffic accidents, torture, assaults and occupational adversity are the main causes for permanent infirmity occurrence, but traffic accidents are the most frequent cause. Aim: This work aimed to study the pattern of permanent infirmities cases examined at Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University. Patients & methods: This study was conducted on all cases examined at forensic medicine and clinical toxicology department, faculty of medicine, Menoufia university for obtaining final reports with final diagnosis of definite permanent infirmities over two years (2021 (a retrospective part) and 2022 (a prospective part)). Permissions were obtained from the Ethics Committee of Menoufia University Hospital and from the head of forensic medicine and clinical toxicology. Results: This study was conducted on 264 cases. Most of them Males were (72%), in the age group 18- 40 years, from rural regions, had basic level of education, manual workers and most cases were occurred accidentally. Most injuries were caused by blunt instruments (63.3%), followed by sharp instrument (34.8%). Regarding circumstances, road traffic accidents (RTA) were the most common (48.9%) followed by assault (35.2%). Recommendations: Attention should be applied to application of strict regulations and laws. In addition, the study recommends enhancement and maintenance of roads and safety measures should be applied to workplaces and manual workers specially those involved in construction industry should use safety equipment.

DOI

10.21608/ejfsat.2024.253250.1312

Keywords

Permanent, Infirmity, cases, Menoufia, university

Authors

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

kandeel

MiddleName

shaban

Affiliation

faculty of medicine menoufia university

Email

drfatma84@yahoo.com

City

Tala

Orcid

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First Name

rasha

Last Name

azab

MiddleName

Mamdoh

Affiliation

Forensic mediciine& clinical toxicology , Menoufia university

Email

drrashammdoh@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

24

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

46911

Issue Date

2024-03-01

Receive Date

2023-12-09

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

31

Page End

42

Print ISSN

1687-0875

Online ISSN

2535-1915

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/article_351154.html

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=351154

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351,154

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Original Article

Type Code

429

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology

Publication Link

https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

EVALUATION OF PERMANENT INFIRMITIES CASES EXAMINED AT FORENSIC MEDICINE AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY

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Article

Created At

23 Dec 2024