Table 2 Causes of death’ distribution among studied child victims
From: Questionable child deaths in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Retrospective Study
Causes of death | Type | No(%) |
|---|---|---|
Wound | Firearm wound | 13 (33%) |
Traumata due to fall from height | 3 (8%) | |
Lacerated wound | 15 (39%) | |
Cut wound | 4 (10%) | |
Stab wound | 4 (10%) | |
Total | 39 (100%) | |
Asphyxia | Suffocation | 3 (16%) |
Throttling | 1 (5%) | |
Strangulation | 1 (5%) | |
Hanging | 12 (63%) | |
Drowning | 2 (11%) | |
Total | 19 (100%) | |
Toxicology | Carbon monoxide | 1 (100%) |
Electricity | 1 (100%) | |
Natural death | 15 (17%) | |
Omission acts/Negligence | 5 (6%) | |
Undetermined causea | 7 (8%) | |
Grand total | 87 (100%) |