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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0138-6557</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cub Med Mil]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0138-6557</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0138-65572020000100004</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Lesiones por arma blanca en pacientes mayores de 15 años]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Injuries by bladed weapons in patients older than 15 years]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos Bertot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yorkiel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guantánamo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>49</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0138-65572020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0138-65572020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0138-65572020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  No existen estudios en Guantánamo que engloben las lesiones por arma blanca en pacientes atendidos en el hospital provincial.  Objetivo: Caracterizar los pacientes mayores de 15 años con lesiones por arma blanca.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal y se conformó una muestra aleatoria de 88 pacientes. Las variables utilizadas fueron: edad, sexo, procedencia, aliento etílico, localización anatómica, tipo de lesión, pronóstico médico legal, tipo de arma y estado al alta.  Resultados: El mayor número de pacientes se encontró entre la edades de 25 a 35 años representados por 34 (38,6 %) pacientes, con un predominio del sexo masculino 52 (59,1 %). Existió predominio de las lesiones localizadas en la región torácica y craneana, lo cual representa un 25 % y 23,9 % respectivamente.  Conclusiones: Se concluye que los pacientes con lesiones por arma blanca en el Hospital Provincial "Dr. Agostinho Neto" tienen entre 25 y 35 años, del sexo masculino, con ingesta etílica, que las lesiones están localizadas en tórax y cráneo, no graves y requieren tratamiento médico. Las armas más utilizadas fueron cortantes y todos los pacientes egresaron vivos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  There are no studies in Guantanamo that include the injuries by bladed weapons in patients treated in the provincial hospital.  Objective:  To characterize the patients older than 15 years with bladed weapons injuries.  Methods:  A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted and a random sample of 88 patients was formed. The variables used were: age, sex, origin, ethyl breath, anatomical location, type of injury, legal medical prognosis, type of weapon and discharge status.  Results:  The highest number of patients was found between the ages of 25 and 35 represented by 34 (38.6 %) patients, with a predominance of 52 male (59.1 %). There was a predominance of lesions located in the thoracic and cranial region, which represents 25 % and 23.9 % respectively.  Conclusions:  It is concluded that the patients with injuries by bladed weapons in the Provincial Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto" had between 25 and 35 years, of the masculine sex, with alchohol intake, that the injuries are located in thorax and skull, not serious and they required medical treatment. The most commonly used weapons were of cutting edge and all patients discharged alive.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[legal medical injuries]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[violence]]></kwd>
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