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ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
卷 135, 期 7, 页码 837-843出版社
AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.7.837
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Hypothesis: Repeat victims of violence (violence victim recidivism) is a phenomenon known throughout the nation by those who work in hospital emergency departments. A level 1 trauma center in Baltimore, Md, conducted this study to investigate the postulated risk factors for repeat victims of violence, ie, unemployment, limited educational attainment, and involvement with ilicit drug use or drug dealing. Design: A case-control study identified 200 cases and 224 controls during a 16-month period. Cases were persons admitted with traumatic injury secondary to violent assault who had been previously hospitalized for a similar reason. Controls were a random selection of eligible age- and sex-matched patients admitted for reasons unrelated to violent injury. Results: Prominent risk factors associated with recidivism were African American male, median age 31 years, unemployed, lacking medical insurance, annual less than $10 000, current drug user, past or present drug dealer, and a positive lest for psychoactive substances on admission to the hospital. One hundred seventy-two (86%) of the cases felt that disrespect (called dissing in the local vernacular) was involved with their injury. Conclusions: The multiplicity of risk factors and the fact that they are interrelated mandate a comprehensive approach to the difficult problem of violence recidivism. Experiments in hospital-based intention strategies are needed.
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