Demographic Characteristics and Autopsy Findings by Origin of Deaths due to Firearm Injury-Analytical Research
| Autor: | Ecesu Ekinci, Yasemin Balcı, Füsun Çallak, Nezih Anolay |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Turkish |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Adli Tıp Bülteni, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 15-22 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1300-865X 2149-4533 |
| DOI: | 10.17986/blm.1610 |
| Popis: | Objective:Determining the origins of deaths due to gunshot wounds is an important problem in terms of forensic medicine. In this study, it was aimed to retrospectively examine the deaths due to gunshot wounds that were autopsied between 2013 and 2020 by the Muğla Forensic Medicine Branch Directorate.Methods:For this purpose, age, gender, place of death, type of weapon used, origin, entry area, number of entries, shooting distance, toxicological examination results were recorded and statistical analyzes were made and data were compared.Results:85.5% (n=218) of the cases were male, 14.5% (n=37) were female, and the rate of suicide and accidental injuries was higher in men than in women, and the rate of being a victim of homicide in women was higher than men (p |
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