Secondary victimization of traffic accident victims: getting buried without the declaration of forensic case and without having performed autopsy
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Tarih
2016
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Turkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgery
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
BACKGROUND: In this study, it was aimed to analyze the cases of traffic accident related deaths, buried without performing autopsy, in order to increase awareness of the physicians about declaration liability of forensic cases and also emphasize the declaration of the forensic case and autopsy importance. METHODS: In the First Specialization Board of Council of Forensic Medicine, 542 cases of death, reported between the years 2004-2008, who were involved in traffic accidents and buried without an autopsy performed, were evaluated retrospectively. RESULTS: It was found that 69.4% of the cases (n=376) were males, whereas % 30.6 (n=166) were females; mean age was 58.5 +/- 20.9 (range, 3-98 years). Age 61 and above was the most frequent age group with 301 cases (55.5%). Of the cases, 336 (62.0%) had died in hospital, 241 (44.5%) had died in 1-12 months following the accident and medico-legal corpse examination was performed only in 123 (22.9%) cases. Three hundred fourty-four (63.5%) of the cases were not reported as forensic cases and death certificate was signed by any physician other than medical examiner without being declared as a legal case. According to the decisions of Board, since an autopsy was not duly performed, the cause of death could not be determined for 95 cases (17.5%) and for 57 cases (10.5%), it was not possible to determine whether there was causality between the accident and death. DISCUSSION: Our findings emphasize the importance of declaration of forensic cases and performing autopsy in time in traffic accident victims.
Açıklama
HEKIMOGLU, YAVUZ/0000-0001-9990-6045
WOS: 000369324400012
PubMed: 27135081
WOS: 000369324400012
PubMed: 27135081
Anahtar Kelimeler
Autopsy, causality relationship, cause of death, corpse examination, decleration of the forensic case, traffic accident
Kaynak
Ulusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal Of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
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22
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1
