Hævn med syreangreb og skoldning

Når man lukker den 3. verden ind i Vesten,                                           får man også 3.verdens konfliktløsningsmetoder

Angreb med syre er især kendt i det indiske subkontinent.På verdensplan er 80 procent af ofrene for syreangreb kvinder. Gerningsmanden er ofte et familiemedlem, eller en der søger hævn for seksuel afvisning. I Storbritannien ser politiet at bander også bruger dette middel i deres kampe.

notat af Kirsten Damgaard

* Siden april sidste år har britisk politi registreret mere end 500 angreb med ætsende væsker i Storbritannien. Det er dobbelt så mange som for fem år siden.

* Det vurderes samtidig, at der er stort mørketal, og at det sande antal syreangreb kan være omkring 900 om året.

* I en femtedel af de registrerede syreangreb fra 2016-2017, var gerningsmanden under 18 år.

Kilde: Acid Survivors Trust International,Kriisteligt Dagblad 09.01.18

Skoldning er også en udbredt hævnmetode

I en svensk undersøgelse over årene 1990-1996 havde 46% af ofrene immigrantbagrund og af de 186 skoldede børn var de  51 % immigranter og de havde mere alvorlige læsioner.

Kilde nedenfor på engelsk:

 

SCALDING INJURIES IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

Authors: Carolin Freccero a;  Henry Svensson a;  Shahram Kalhor a; Anita Larsson a

Affiliation: a From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.

DOI: 10.1080/028443100750059075

Publication Frequency: 6 issues per year

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Volume 34, Issue 4 November 2000 , pages 309 – 313

Subject: Plastic & Esthetic Surgery;
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Abstract

From 1990 to 1996, 214 patients aged up to 6 years were treated at our inpatient burns unit. Ages ranged from 3 to 70 months. Scalding was the cause in 186 cases. The median size of the burned areas was 5.0% (range 0.5%-40%). One hundred and nine were deep dermal burns that required surgical treatment, but this was refused in seven instances. Duration of hospital stay was 11 days (2-45). The number of follow-up visits ranged from 0 to 17. Secondary reconstructions for scarring have been done for seven children so far. Ninety-eight (46%) came from immigrant families, mostly from the Middle East and the Balkans. Of the 186 scalded children, 94 (51 %) were immigrants, and they also had a tendency to have more severe injuries. Explanations might be that they were more likely to cook with water and oil, they were unfamiliar with Swedish safety standards and measures, and they had difficulty in communicating (language) and a limited social network. The ensuing scar also may disturb ordelay the child’s adaptation to the new environment. Our preventive work is now based on a model that states that frequency, type, and severity of injury is dictated by the variables: risk, personality, supervision, and education.

Keywords: Burns; Scalding; Children; Immigrants; Prevention

 

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