Violent death in Mexican children: Could fatalities be prevented?

A retrospective case-series study with forensic autopsies practiced for a 5-year period. From 3,089 autopsies practiced, 89 cases (2.9%) were children under 10 years of age. Mechanical agents had the highest frequency (n = 64, 71.9%), and traumatic brain injury was the leading cause of death. Natura...

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Published in:Cogent social sciences 2019-01, Vol.5 (1)
Main Authors: López-Amador, Noé, Calderón-Garcidueñas, Ana L., Ruiz-Ramos, Rubén, Carvajal-Zarrabal, Octavio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autopsies
Children
Death & dying
Fatalities
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
infant mortality rate
infectious diseases
Males
Malnutrition
neglect
sudden unexpected infant death
Traumatic brain injury
Tuberculosis
violence prevention
Violent death
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Summary:A retrospective case-series study with forensic autopsies practiced for a 5-year period. From 3,089 autopsies practiced, 89 cases (2.9%) were children under 10 years of age. Mechanical agents had the highest frequency (n = 64, 71.9%), and traumatic brain injury was the leading cause of death. Natural death cases (biological agents) were the second major cause of death in our study (n = 16; 18%), and tuberculosis was the main cause of this group (n = 7; 100% males). One case was HIV positive. Children dead by natural causes endured mild-to-severe cases of malnutrition. Forensic data must be considered for a better understanding of fatalities occurred in children.
ISSN:2331-1886
2331-1886
DOI:10.1080/23311886.2019.1662588