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ReviewForensic science, medicine, and pathology2023

Review of patterns in homicides by sharp force: one institution's experience.

Petr Handlos, Tereza Švecová, Adéla Vrtková, Klára Handlosová, Marek Dokoupil, Ondřej Klabal, Juraj Timkovič, Matěj Uvíra

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Review in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Petr HandlosInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Tereza ŠvecováInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Adéla VrtkováFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Applied Mathematics, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Klára HandlosováInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Marek DokoupilInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Ondřej KlabalFaculty of Arts, Department of English and American Studies, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Juraj TimkovičClinic of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Matěj UvíraInstitute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. matej.uvira@fno.cz.
University Hospital Ostrava · CZCharles University · CZPalacký University Olomouc · CZVSB - Technical University of Ostrava · CZ

Funding

Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky MZ ČR 06/RVO-FNOs/2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents a retrospective review of patterns found in cases of homicides by sharp force over a 13-year period at the Department of Forensic Pathology of the Ostrava University Hospital, Czech Republic. The review summarizes all frequently discussed aspects of such cases including the number and localization of injuries, the presence of defensive wounds, the type of the offending weapon, the cause of death, the place of death, victims' and perpetrators' profiles, their relationship, or toxicological findings. Furthermore, special attention was paid to the evaluation of any accompanying blunt force trauma that may be indicative of an escalation of the assault. The set of data was statistically analyzed. Even though most of the results of this review are consistent with available published studies, noteworthy differences have emerged in some aspects such as the sex and age of the victims, the relationship between the number of injuries suffered and the victims' sex, or the severity of alcohol intoxication in victims.

Indexed as

Alcoholic IntoxicationCrime VictimsWounds, NonpenetratingForensic PathologyHomicideHumansRetrospective StudiesAssault escalationBlunt force traumaDefensive woundsHomicideSharp force trauma

Identifiers

PMID36763090
PMCPMC10752844
OpenAlexW4319812800

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