TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Trends of weapons used in lieu of assault to the persons seeking medicolegal certification at Mayo Hospital, Lahore
JO  - Pakistan journal of medical and health sciences
A1  - Iqbal, Muhammad
A1  - Hussain, Syed Muddasar
A1  - Malik, Arif Rasheed
SP  - 1442
EP  - 1443
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - AIM: To study the trends of weapons used in lieu of assault to the persons seeking medicolegal certification at Mayo Hospital, Lahore Methods: It is a cross-sectional study which was conducted at the Mayo Hospital. 160 cases fulfilling the inclusion criteria from January 2014 to March 2014 were selected. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 160 cases, 136 (85%) were men, and 24 (15%) were women. The age of patients ranged between 05 and 64 years, with a 5.7: 1 male-female ratio. Regarding type of weapons, 125 cases (78.1%) have blunt weapons used while 23(14.4%) with sharp edge and 9 cases (5.6%) with firearm. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Blunt weapons are frequently used in lieu of assault to the persons seeking medicolegal certification at Mayo hospital, Lahore.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1996-7195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -