Melhuus K, Sørensen K
Kirurgisk avdeling Oslo Legevakt.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1997 Jan 20;117(2):230-5.
2,545 patients were treated in Oslo Legevakt for injuries caused by violence in 1994. Additionally 37 patients were admitted directly to hospital by ambulance. Half of the cases were young men who were injured in public places or in the street. 64% were under the influence of alcohol during the episode. Patients from central, eastern parts of Oslo were overrepresented, and patients with a foreign cultural background were more frequently exposed to violence than Norwegians were. Weapons were used in 25% of the cases. 131 patients were taken to hospital, and 127 patients were retained for observation throughout the night at Oslo Legevakt. Despite the presence of many serious injuries, most of the patients suffered minor physical injuries. In half of all the cases the treatment was completed at the first consultation. Compared with other investigations on violence, we found no certain indication that the amount of patients needing treatment for injuries caused by violence in Oslo has increased dramatically during the last decades. Ordinary people's fear of aggression and violence in Oslo today is perhaps exaggerated?
1994年，奥斯陆急诊室共收治了2545名因暴力受伤的患者。此外，还有37名患者由救护车直接送往医院。其中一半的案例是在公共场所或街道上受伤的年轻男性。64%的患者在受伤时受到酒精影响。来自奥斯陆中部和东部地区的患者占比过高，且具有外国文化背景的患者比挪威人更容易遭受暴力侵害。25%的案例中使用了武器。131名患者被送往医院，127名患者在奥斯陆急诊室留院观察了一整晚。尽管存在许多重伤情况，但大多数患者受的是轻伤。所有案例中有一半在首次会诊时就完成了治疗。与其他关于暴力的调查相比，我们没有发现确凿迹象表明在过去几十年里，奥斯陆因暴力受伤而需要治疗的患者数量大幅增加。如今，普通人对奥斯陆攻击和暴力行为的恐惧是否被夸大了呢？
