Comparison Between the Incidence of Assault-induced Trauma in Patients Attending to Trauma Unit in Assiut University Hospital and Trauma Unit in Suez Canal University Hospital

Trauma is the third leading cause of death in all age groups after cardiovascular diseases and cancer. However, trauma is the most common cause of death in the age of first four decades. There are many types of major trauma, an important one of which is the assault-induced trauma.

Assault-Induced Trauma is a potentially life-threatening emergency that often requires a multidisciplinary approach, as Assault-Induced Trauma can contribute substantially to death, permanent disability and chronic illness.

Assault may be said to be intentional violent bodily contact with another person without consent. Assault occurs when an individual or a group provokes and attacks another person with or without the use of a weapon.

Injuries yield from such type of trauma are variable and complex, with the predominance of young males as a victims. Wide variety of injuries range from isolated wound to complex injuries affecting multi-organs.

According to the severity of Assault-Induced injuries and the need for more diagnostic and therapeutic intervention hospital stay can be determined for those patients.