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标题：Correlação Entre Diferentes Tipos de Tatuagens e Mortes Violentas nas Necropsias Realizadas no Instituto Médico-Legal de Belo Horizonte, 2008-2011
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作者：C. Z. B. A. Bretas ; L. S. Bordoni
期刊名称：Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics
电子版ISSN：2237-261X
出版年度：2017
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：297-319
DOI：10.17063/bjfs6(3)y2017297
出版社：Instituto Paulista de Estudos Bioéticos e Jurídicos
摘要：Tattoos are of great medical-legal interest because of their potential use in the recognition of individuals and in the study of possible risk behaviors for violence.The objective of this study was verify the prevalence and types of tattoos in a regional sample, as well as to verify their potential association with violent deaths.The necropsy reports performed at the Forensic Medicine Institute of Belo Horizonte between 2008 and 2011 were analyzed.Of the 22,746 autopsy reports analyzed, 23% had at least one tattoo.The highest prevalence of tattoos was observed in young and unmarried male adults.The average number of tattoos was 3.Tattoos of themes related to memory and homage were the most prevalent.There was a significant difference between the presence of a tattoo and the occurrence of death due to violent causes.There was a correlation between tattoos subclassified as Clown, Prayer: Our Father and Felines and violent death.There was also a statistical relationship between the occurrence of violent death with tattoos categorized as Sports and Games.There was a higher prevalence of positive toxicological tests among the tattooed, with cocaine being the most commonly found drug.The occurrence of positive tests for alcohol content was also higher among the tattooed.The data from this study do not allow to clarify whether tattoos can be considered a direct risk factor for violent death or whether they are a marker for behaviors that increase this risk, such as the consumption of alcohol or other toxic substances, such as cocaine.
关键词：Necropsy; Tattoo; Death; Violence; Correlation