OBJECTIVE: The current study was designed to study the pattern of vitriolage injuries and to evaluate the permanent infirmity of vitriolage reported cases in Egypt.
METHODS: All cases of acid burn medicolegal reports throughout three years from 2015 to 2017 were included. 31 victims were studied as regards the demographic, medico-legal data and permanent infirmity assessment done on the victims.
RESULTS: The male: female ratio of caustic burn victims was 1:2.9. Females were being assaulted at a higher rate than males. Most of the victims were young working women aged 20-30 years old and most of them lived in urban areas. Regarding the gender of the offenders, 23 were males and 6 were females. Almost 90.3% of the offenders were known to their victims. Most attacks occurred in public 22 cases (70.9%). Revenge was the most mentioned motive for assault (58.1%, n = 18). Ocular damage and dermal disfigurement were the most frequent injuries.
CONCLUSIONS: Ensuring efficient implementation of multilevel policies is required to help survivors attain medical, psychological and community support. Legal socio-cultural reform with permanent infirmity evaluation modification is recommended to combat vitriolage.
目的:本研究旨在研究硫酸损伤的模式,并评估埃及硫酸报告病例的永久性虚弱性。
方法:纳入了2015年至2017年三年中酸烧伤医学报告的所有病例。对31名受害者进行了人口统计学研究,医疗法律数据和对受害者进行的永久性虚弱评估。
结果:苛性烧伤患者的男女比例为1:2.9。女性受到攻击的比率高于男性。大多数受害者是20-30岁的年轻职业妇女,其中大多数生活在城市地区。关于罪犯的性别,男性23人,女性6人。将近90.3%的罪犯为受害者所知。大多数攻击发生在公共场合22例(70.9%)。复仇是被提及最多的攻击动机(58.1%,n=18)。眼部损伤和皮肤毁容是最常见的损伤。
结论:需要确保有效实施多层次政策,以帮助幸存者获得医疗,心理和社区支持。建议进行法律社会文化改革,并进行永久性的身体虚弱评估修改,以打击硫酸。