Epidemiology of Knife Injuries at Ain Shams University Hospital Emergency Department from 2018 to 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Manar M EllabanEman AfifiMoustafa El HoussinieJon Mark Hirshon Mohamed El-Shinawi Maged A El-Setouhi

Published in: Open access emergency medicine : OAEM (2021)

Majority of the knife-related injuries were accidental, and the most common pattern was isolated chest injury with contusions. Cases that were not severe and had favorable prognosis (ie, complete recovery) comprised the largest proportion. Recommendations include development of a surveillance system may result in the effective control and prevention of this growing problem of knife-related injuries.

Keyphrases

emergency department
risk factors
public health
early onset