Pola Kekerasan Senjata Api di Sulawesi Utara Periode 2012-2017

Abstract

Abstract: Injuries and deaths resulted from firearm violence are global public health issues. In Indonesia, many firearm violence cases are reported in areas with frequent conflicts. In North Sulawesi, especially in Manado City, reports of firearm violence have not been well documented. This study was aimed to determine the firearm violence pattern in North Sulawesi in the period of 2012-2017. This was andescriptive retrospective study. Data of gunshot wounds in North Sulawesi in the period of January 2012-July 2017 were obtained from visum et repertum of gunshot wound in death cases at the Department of Forensic and Medicolegal Prof. R. D. Kandou Hospital, medical records of patients in the Department of Surgery Prof. R. D. Kandou Hospital, and the Criminal Investigation Department of North Sulawesi Regional Police. There were 14 cases of gunshot wounds. All of the cases were males and dominated by productive age group. The highest number of gunshot cases occurred in Manado. From the visum et repertum and examinations, it was found that all cases had an entrance gunshot wound. Conclusion: In North Sulawesi, gunshot cases were found in males, most were in productive age, and had entrance gunshot wound.

Keywords: firearms, gunshot wounds, North Sulawesi

Abstrak: Cedera dan kematian akibat kekerasan senjata api menjadi salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat secara global. Di Indonesia, kasus kekerasan senjata api banyak dilaporkan di daerah yang sering mengalami konflik. Di Provinsi Sulawesi Utara, khususnya Kota Manado laporan mengenai angka kejadian kekerasan senjata api belum tercatat dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pola kekerasan senjata api di Sulawesi Utara pada periode 2012-2017. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif retrospektif. Dari hasil pengumpulan data kasus luka tembak di Sulawesi Utara kurun waktu tersebut melalui penelusuran hasil visum et repertum pada kematian akibat luka tembak di Bagian Kedokteran Forensik dan Medikolegal RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D Kandou, rekam medik pasien di Bagian Ilmu Bedah RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou, dan Bagian Reserse Kriminal Umum (Bareskrimum) Kepolisian Daerah Sulawesi Utara tercatat 14 kasus luka tembak yang terjadi di Sulawesi Utara. Secara keseluruhan kasus luka tembak terjadi pada laki-laki dan didominasi oleh kelompok usia produktif. Kasus penembakan terbanyak terjadi di Kota Manado. Dari hasil pemeriksaan dan visum et repertum, didapatkan hasil bahwa seluruh kasus merupakan gambaran luka tembak masuk. Simpulan: Di Sulawesi Utara, kasus luka tembak ditemukan pada jenis kelamin laki-laki, umumnya usia produktif, dengan luka tembak masuk.

Kata kunci: senjata api, luka tembak, Sulawesi Utara