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The 21-foot principle: Effects of age and sex on knife attack characteristics 21 英尺原则:年龄和性别对刀具攻击特征的影响
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102637
Michael A. Kantor , Anthony Bleetman , Joel Tenbrink , Hina Garg
{"title":"The 21-foot principle: Effects of age and sex on knife attack characteristics","authors":"Michael A. Kantor ,&nbsp;Anthony Bleetman ,&nbsp;Joel Tenbrink ,&nbsp;Hina Garg","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102637","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102637","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Knives are commonly-used weapons in criminal activities and interpersonal assaults worldwide. Injury reports have identified the upper body as the most frequent location of knife injuries, and that stabbing attacks are more fatal than slashing attacks. The first two aims of the study explore whether the type of attack and attack location could be predicted from age and sex group. The following aims compared attack times between sex and age groups and evaluated the influence of subject characteristics on attack duration. The exploratory aim surveyed subjects on attack location during the scenario if the target was not wearing body armor.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of 74 subjects (male: n = 40; female: n = 34) participated. Subjects were video recorded during a 21-foot (ft) attack and participated in follow-up questions and completed a push-up test to determine physical strength. Attack time (AT), concealment location, attack type, and demographic information were correlated to age group and sex.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Mean AT from 21 ft was 2.40 ± 0.47 s, with the fastest of 1.75 s. The most commonly observed concealment location, attack type, and attack location on the target included the right hip (n = 62), stab (n = 62), and the chest (n = 28), respectively. After controlling for push-up ability (p &lt; 0.05), no differences were reported between any combination of sex and age group in AT from 21 ft. Push-up ability was the sole significant predictor of AT from 21 ft (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Twenty-eight subjects reported they purposely avoided the body armor vest during the 21 ft attack.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Law enforcement officers are encouraged to train for quick defensive or offensive responses, such as hand-to-knife combat or rapid firearm skills that can be performed in under 1.75 s. Stronger people were predicted to complete the 21 ft attack faster.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138825040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A comprehensive LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous analysis of 65 synthetic cannabinoids in human hair samples and application to forensic investigations 同时分析人类毛发样本中 65 种合成大麻素的综合 LC-MS/MS 方法及其在法医调查中的应用
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102636
Yiqi Yang , Buyi Xu , Daoxia Li , Qifu Zhang , Jing Zhang , Lin Yang , Yi Ye
{"title":"A comprehensive LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous analysis of 65 synthetic cannabinoids in human hair samples and application to forensic investigations","authors":"Yiqi Yang ,&nbsp;Buyi Xu ,&nbsp;Daoxia Li ,&nbsp;Qifu Zhang ,&nbsp;Jing Zhang ,&nbsp;Lin Yang ,&nbsp;Yi Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Synthetic cannabinoids<span> (SCs) represent a diverse class of new psychoactive substances characterized by extensive substance variety and severe abuse implications. The current situation of synthetic cannabinoid abuse in China is getting worse, with an increasing number of SC variants emerging. Therefore, it is imperative<span> to improve synthetic cannabinoid detecting methods to align with the prevalent abuse situation in the region. In this study, a reliable and validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of 65 SC analogues in human hair samples. The validation results demonstrated satisfactory linearity (r ≥ 0.99) within the range of 25–2500 pg/mg for each SC analogue. The method exhibited limits of detection ranging from 10 to 15 pg/mg and limits of quantification ranging from 25 to 40 pg/mg. The relative standard deviations of intra-day precision and inter-day precision were below 15 %. Furthermore, negligible matrix effects were observed, with recovery rates ranging from 85.70 % to 119.43 %. Analysis of abuser demographics revealed that the primary group engaged in SC analogue abuse consisted of adolescents, predominantly males, accounting for 79.5 % of cases. Among the suspected individuals, ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-PINACA were the most frequently detected substances. The present study develops a highly sensitive analytical method and provides a comprehensive overview of the prevalence of SC abuse in the eastern region of China.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138684227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature 冠状动脉纤维肌发育不良:一例不寻常的猝死病例及文献综述
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102633
Oumeima Brahim , Yosra Mahjoub , Marwa Boussaid , Hiba Limem , Abir Aissaoui
{"title":"Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature","authors":"Oumeima Brahim ,&nbsp;Yosra Mahjoub ,&nbsp;Marwa Boussaid ,&nbsp;Hiba Limem ,&nbsp;Abir Aissaoui","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary is an uncommon coronary defect with a range of pathological alterations and unpredictable clinical description that can cause sudden death.</p><p><span><span>We present an autopsy case of sudden cardiac death<span> due to a rupture of a coronary artery aneurysm in a 59-year-old woman. Postmortem autopsy revealed two huge </span></span>saccular aneurysms located at the </span>right coronary artery<span>, one of which was ruptured leading to a fatal hemopericardium<span>. Histopathological examination revealed coronary artery fibromuscular dysplasia with fibromyxoid dissociation of the media causing saccular aneurysms. The involvement of coronary arteries in fibromuscular dysplasia with aneurysmal features has been rarely reported in the literature and is most likely an underdiagnosed finding. Due to the little number of published studies, the etiology is not fully understood and data on pathogenesis, risk factors, manifestation, disease course, and mortality are still unclear, which is a gap that needs to be filled in order to avoid under-diagnosis of the disease.</span></span></p><p>Our case report aimed to discuss the mechanisms of sudden death attributed to coronary fibromuscular dysplasia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138632638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰普瑞巴林致死事件相关人口学因素和毒理学回顾
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102635
William Ryan Huddleston , James Robert Lyness , Amy Quinn
{"title":"Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland","authors":"William Ryan Huddleston ,&nbsp;James Robert Lyness ,&nbsp;Amy Quinn","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The potential for recreational abuse of the analgesic and antiepileptic drug pregabalin is now well established in the literature. The potential minimum lethal dose in </span><em>post mortem</em> cases is however less defined. All <em>post mortem</em> examinations in Northern Ireland where the cause of death was found to be due to pregabalin were examined for demographic and toxicological analysis. Deaths are generally seen in young men, especially 30-39-year-olds, many of whom have a history of substance misuse and are often prescribed pregabalin. Until recently, prescription rates have been on the rise regionally. The overall median <em>post mortem</em><span> peripheral blood concentration of pregabalin found in this study is 10.6 mg/L, however this rises when concurrent drugs and alcohol are considered and in cases where pregabalin is considered responsible for death alone (i.e. outside of multidrug toxicity). Pregabalin peripheral blood concentrations returned in this study suggest previously offered minimum lethal dosages may need to be revised downward.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138572746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Technical note: Excel spreadsheet calculation of the Henssge equation as an aid to estimating postmortem interval 技术说明:亨斯格方程的Excel电子表格计算,以帮助估计死后时间间隔
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102634
Masaomi Otatsume , Norihiro Shinkawa , Myu Tachibana , Hisanaga Kuroki , Ayako Ro , Ai Sonoda , Eiji Kakizaki , Nobuhiro Yukawa
{"title":"Technical note: Excel spreadsheet calculation of the Henssge equation as an aid to estimating postmortem interval","authors":"Masaomi Otatsume ,&nbsp;Norihiro Shinkawa ,&nbsp;Myu Tachibana ,&nbsp;Hisanaga Kuroki ,&nbsp;Ayako Ro ,&nbsp;Ai Sonoda ,&nbsp;Eiji Kakizaki ,&nbsp;Nobuhiro Yukawa","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102634","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102634","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In forensic cases for which the time of death is unknown, several methods are used to estimate the postmortem interval. The quotient (<em>Q</em>) defined as the difference between the rectal and ambient temperature (<em>Tr</em> − <em>Ta</em>) divided by the initial difference (<em>T0</em> − <em>Ta</em>) represents the progress of postmortem cooling: <em>Q</em> = (<em>Tr</em> − <em>Ta</em>)/(<em>T0</em> − <em>Ta</em>), (1 ≥ <em>Q</em> ≥ 0). Henssge was able to show that with the body weight and its empirical corrective factor, <em>Q</em> can be reasonably <em>predicted</em> as a double exponential decay function of time (<em>Qp(t)</em>). On the other hand, actual <em>Q</em> is <em>determined</em> as <em>Qd</em> by measuring <em>Tr</em> and <em>Ta</em> under an assumption of <em>T0</em> = 37.2 °C. Then, the <em>t</em> value at which <em>Qp(t)</em> is equal to <em>Qd</em> (<span><math><mrow><mrow><mi>Q</mi><mi>d</mi></mrow><mo>=</mo><mrow><mi>Q</mi><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>) would be a good estimate of the postmortem interval (the Henssge equation). Since the equation cannot be solved analytically, it has been solved using a pair of nomograms devised by Henssge. With greater access to computers and spreadsheet software, computational methods based on the input of actual parameters of the case can be more easily utilized. In this technical note, we describe two types of Excel spreadsheets to solve the equation numerically. In one type, a fairly accurate solution was obtained by iteration using an add-in program Solver. In the other type (forward calculation), a series of <em>Qp(t)</em> was generated at a time interval of 0.05 h and the <em>t</em> value at which <em>Qp(t)</em> was nearest to <em>Qd</em> was selected as an approximate solution using a built-in function, XLOOKUP. Alternatively, a series of absolute values of the difference between <em>Qd</em> and <em>Qp(t)</em> (|<em>Dq(t)</em>| = |<em>Qd</em> − <em>Qp</em>(<em>t</em>)|) was generated with time interval 0.1 h and the <em>t</em> value that produces the minimum |<em>Dq</em>(<em>t</em>)| was selected. These Excel spreadsheets are available as Supplementary Files.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1752928X2300152X/pdfft?md5=e44ea69acf0d065d56487183778152b9&pid=1-s2.0-S1752928X2300152X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138506790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement 急性垂直减速伤:颅穿刺1例
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-12-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102632
Stefano Tambuzzi , Guendalina Gentile , Michele Boracchi, Riccardo Zoja
{"title":"Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement","authors":"Stefano Tambuzzi ,&nbsp;Guendalina Gentile ,&nbsp;Michele Boracchi,&nbsp;Riccardo Zoja","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102632","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In forensic science and in modern times, impalement is a rare event. When this occurrence involves the head, it is even more unusual since this region is very small compared to the rest of the body. Although impalements are rare, they represent scenarios that must be treated with great care by forensic pathologists. They may involve a mixture of blunt and penetrating wounds, and the injuries observed at autopsy must be interpreted correctly. For this reason, if possible, the interconnection between the body and the impaling object should be maintained until the autopsy table. In this report, it is presented a case of cranial penetrating trauma that occurred after a suicidal fall from a great height with impact on the railing below, by reporting both the on-site scene inspection and autopsy data. The critical forensic issues that may arise in the practical management of such cases are discussed, starting from the fact that there is still no clear and unambiguous definition of impalement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1752928X23001506/pdfft?md5=a59cda6f31103f6d835de25f5ba4ed16&pid=1-s2.0-S1752928X23001506-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138484574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Distribution of donepezil in postmortem casework 多奈哌齐在死后病例中的分布
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102625
Jolene J. Bierly, Brianna L. Peterson
{"title":"Distribution of donepezil in postmortem casework","authors":"Jolene J. Bierly,&nbsp;Brianna L. Peterson","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Donepezil<span> is one of the primary treatments options for patients suffering from </span></span>Alzheimer's Disease. In a review of more than 2200 postmortem donepezil positive blood specimens, 76% of concentrations were higher than the proposed therapeutic range. Means and medians were similar between central blood specimens and peripheral specimens, indicating minimal postmortem redistribution.</p><p><span>Postmortem concentrations may not reflect those circulating antemortem. Mean and median postmortem blood concentrations were approximately 3-fold higher than those in antemortem blood specimens. Additionally, in cases where antemortem blood was available for testing, large increases in donepezil concentrations were reported between antemortem and postmortem specimens without documented administration by medical personnel. Elevated blood donepezil concentrations have been reported in multiple postmortem cases where cause of death was unrelated. The blood concentrations reported in cases where donepezil did not contribute to death overlapped with those in suspected drug overdose cases where other </span>drugs may have been present. In 4 out of 5 suspected donepezil overdose cases, blood concentrations greater than 1000 ng/mL were reported, whereas less than 1% of all postmortem blood samples reviewed achieved these concentrations. Blood concentrations greater than 1000 ng/mL should be considered contributory when a drug overdose is suspected. Postmortem donepezil concentrations should be interpreted with caution in the context of a comprehensive case history.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138474074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Violence against children: A review of cases at a forensic anthropology unit, Johannesburg, South Africa 对儿童的暴力:对南非约翰内斯堡法医人类学单位案件的审查
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102623
M. Steyn , D. Brits , D. Botha , S. Holland
{"title":"Violence against children: A review of cases at a forensic anthropology unit, Johannesburg, South Africa","authors":"M. Steyn ,&nbsp;D. Brits ,&nbsp;D. Botha ,&nbsp;S. Holland","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102623","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>South Africa is experiencing a scourge of violence against women and children, with alarming levels of violence, and as such, juvenile cases are sometimes encountered in a forensic anthropological setting. The aim of this research was to assess the cases of juveniles (under 20 years) presenting at the Human Variation and Identification Research Unit (HVIRU) for a 6-year period (2016–2022), in order to assess patterns and types of cases referred. A total of 19 cases were assessed, of which 10 were 16–20 years old, 3 between the ages of 5 and 15 years and 6 less than 5 years old at the time of death. Of the 14 children with known sex, 12 were female with features suggesting that they fell prey to sexual violence. Many of the individuals were either known (and referred for trauma analysis) or identified following investigation. Of the 19 juveniles, 11 (58 %) had evidence of perimortem trauma (sharp and/or blunt), attesting to the violent nature of their deaths. Two cases had both sharp and blunt force trauma, of which one is a possible case of dismemberment. The remains of two individuals showed signs of perimortem burning, which may or may not be related to the cause of death. Three individuals had signs of antemortem (healed) trauma, which may suggest a longer period of abuse. Five of the individuals showed signs of disease – two had cribra orbitalia, while two others had various porous lesions indicative of chronic disease or malnutrition. One individual had advanced osteomyelitis, suggesting a natural cause of death. Some of these cases had unusual trauma and pathology, highlighting the contribution of forensic anthropologists.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1752928X23001415/pdfft?md5=a333eca0407f9818621b970608401763&pid=1-s2.0-S1752928X23001415-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138474073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners 切割女性生殖器官-法医从业人员概述
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102624
Roger W. Byard , Fariba Behnia-Willison
{"title":"Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners","authors":"Roger W. Byard ,&nbsp;Fariba Behnia-Willison","doi":"10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102624","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures that partially or totally remove the external female genitalia, or to all other deliberate injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is thought that over 200 million girls and women have had some form of FGM, with more than three million girls being at risk annually. The procedure varies in severity from partial or complete removal of the clitoris (Type 1) to oversewing of the vaginal opening, so-called infibulation (Type 3). There are no medical benefits from FGM, with complications increasing with the amount of tissue damage that has been inflicted. Side effects may be psychological and physical including excessive scarring, pain, infections, sexual dysfunction with significant obstetrical complications such as fistulas and increased risks of stillbirth, as well as increased neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Although primarily originating in countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, mass migrations in recent years have made FGM a feature in most societies. For this reason, forensic practitioners and pathologists should be aware of the anatomical features of FGM and the potential medical and psychological side effects. Accurate recording of cases is required to enable appropriate resources to be allocated for instituting preventive measures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic and legal medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1752928X23001427/pdfft?md5=dafb0f09365510a8b2cb0f214e8fd38f&pid=1-s2.0-S1752928X23001427-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138439506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lifetime sexual violence experienced by women asylum seekers and refugees hosted in high-income countries: Literature review and meta-analysis 被高收入国家收容的女性寻求庇护者和难民终生遭受的性暴力:文献综述和荟萃分析
IF 1.5 4区 医学
Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102622
Laura Cayreyre , Théo Korchia , Anderson Loundou , Maeva Jego , Didier Théry , Julie Berbis , Gaëtan Gentile , Pascal Auquier , Jérémy Khouani
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