title: Severe blunt assault injuries at Auckland Hospital.
abstract: The incidence and nature of severe blunt assault injury in the Auckland region was assessed by a retrospective review over a 2-year period. Approximately 14,000 charges of assault (excluding paediatric and sexual assault) were laid during this period. A total of 1035 people were admitted to hospital. Of 331 patients admitted to one hospital, 35 patients were admitted via the resuscitation room after severe assault; of these, two died. Of these patients, 33 were male and 19 of 21 ethanol levels measured were greater than 17 mmol/l. Head and facial injuries were the most frequent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Civil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014754:Violence; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000453:epidemiology*