Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study
Background: Numerous nations have released studies on lethal firearm injuries. Nonetheless, there has been little documentation of their occurrence and pattern in various parts of Saudi Arabia and other Arab Countries. Methods: The present study was conducted to investigate fatal firearm injuries in...
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| author | Magdy Kharoshah Maram Aabdulghani AlFarayedhi Abdullah AlBouijan Noua AlOtaibi AbdulRahman Waheed AlDossary Ibrahim AlAboudi Sahar Issa |
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| description | Background: Numerous nations have released studies on lethal firearm injuries. Nonetheless, there has been little documentation of their occurrence and pattern in various parts of Saudi Arabia and other Arab Countries. Methods: The present study was conducted to investigate fatal firearm injuries in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, during 2013–2023. All investigated victims were referred to the mortuary of the Forensic Medicine Department, Dammam. Results: The study investigated all firearm deaths in Dammam. Most of the victims were Saudi Nationals. Homicidal victims (N = 88) surpassed the suicidal cases (N = 24). Rifled weapons were the most common weapon used in both groups. Head wounds were much more common in suicides (70.8 %) compared to homicides (34.1 %) (p = 0.001). Toxicological findings confirmed more Cannabis in homicide cases and more Ethanol in suicide cases. Conclusions: The current findings were contradictory to the pattern seen in other countries where suicides were the predominant group. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c86b35a8fe446a3831e98f0344fffd12025-02-11T04:35:28ZengElsevierForensic Science International: Reports2665-91072025-07-0111100410Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective studyMagdy Kharoshah0Maram Aabdulghani AlFarayedhi1Abdullah AlBouijan2Noua AlOtaibi3AbdulRahman Waheed AlDossary4Ibrahim AlAboudi5Sahar Issa6Forensic Medicine Department, Saudi ArabiaForensic Medicine Department, Saudi ArabiaForensic Medicine Department, Saudi ArabiaForensic Medicine Department, Saudi ArabiaForensic Medicine Department, Saudi ArabiaForensic Medicine Department, Saudi ArabiaForensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine - Alexandria University, Egypt; Corresponding author.Background: Numerous nations have released studies on lethal firearm injuries. Nonetheless, there has been little documentation of their occurrence and pattern in various parts of Saudi Arabia and other Arab Countries. Methods: The present study was conducted to investigate fatal firearm injuries in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, during 2013–2023. All investigated victims were referred to the mortuary of the Forensic Medicine Department, Dammam. Results: The study investigated all firearm deaths in Dammam. Most of the victims were Saudi Nationals. Homicidal victims (N = 88) surpassed the suicidal cases (N = 24). Rifled weapons were the most common weapon used in both groups. Head wounds were much more common in suicides (70.8 %) compared to homicides (34.1 %) (p = 0.001). Toxicological findings confirmed more Cannabis in homicide cases and more Ethanol in suicide cases. Conclusions: The current findings were contradictory to the pattern seen in other countries where suicides were the predominant group.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910725000064ForensicAutopsyFirearm deathsDammamForensic toxicologyCannabis |
| spellingShingle | Magdy Kharoshah Maram Aabdulghani AlFarayedhi Abdullah AlBouijan Noua AlOtaibi AbdulRahman Waheed AlDossary Ibrahim AlAboudi Sahar Issa Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study Forensic Science International: Reports Forensic Autopsy Firearm deaths Dammam Forensic toxicology Cannabis |
| title | Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study |
| title_full | Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study |
| title_fullStr | Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study |
| title_short | Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study |
| title_sort | firearm fatalities in dammam a forensic retrospective study |
| topic | Forensic Autopsy Firearm deaths Dammam Forensic toxicology Cannabis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910725000064 |
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