Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years
Objective:The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological pattern and characteristics of forensic cases resulting in death among children aged 0-6 years and to discuss the solution offers in order to prevent such events that may result in death in 0-6 years of childhood. Materials and Me...
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| description | Objective:The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological pattern and characteristics of forensic cases resulting in death among children aged 0-6 years and to discuss the solution offers in order to prevent such events that may result in death in 0-6 years of childhood.
Materials and Methods:73 cases of medicolegal childhood death among children aged 0-6 years whose post-mortem examinations, dead body examinations and/or autopsies were performed at the morgue of the Cumhuriyet University Hospital in a 8-year period between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2016 were included in the study group and retrospectively analyzed. In all statistics, the SPSS v.20 statistical software was used, and a p value of <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.
Results:The study included 73 forensic cases resulted in death whose dead body examinations and autopsies were performed. Of the cases, 52.1% (n:38) were female and 47.9% (n:35) were male. When the age groups were compared, it was found that the highest mortality rate was in the 0-1 age group with 65.8%. When the manner of death was compared by age groups after autopsy and toxicology/histopathological examinations performed, it was found that the majority of deaths among children aged 0-1 years was due to sudden infant death syndrome with 35.4% (n:17), drowning in water was the most common cause of death between 2-3 years of age with 35% (n:7), followed by accidental deaths due to fall with 30% (n:6), and the deaths among children aged 4-6 years was due to traffic accident... |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e4690072a6942659ce0917d9dbc603a2023-02-15T16:11:07ZengAdli Tıp Uzmanları DerneğiAdli Tıp Bülteni1300-865X2149-45332019-05-0110.17986/blm.2019250194Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 YearsAli Yıldırım0Erdoğan Polater1Celal Bütün2Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, SivasCumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, SivasCumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, SivasObjective:The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological pattern and characteristics of forensic cases resulting in death among children aged 0-6 years and to discuss the solution offers in order to prevent such events that may result in death in 0-6 years of childhood. Materials and Methods:73 cases of medicolegal childhood death among children aged 0-6 years whose post-mortem examinations, dead body examinations and/or autopsies were performed at the morgue of the Cumhuriyet University Hospital in a 8-year period between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2016 were included in the study group and retrospectively analyzed. In all statistics, the SPSS v.20 statistical software was used, and a p value of <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Results:The study included 73 forensic cases resulted in death whose dead body examinations and autopsies were performed. Of the cases, 52.1% (n:38) were female and 47.9% (n:35) were male. When the age groups were compared, it was found that the highest mortality rate was in the 0-1 age group with 65.8%. When the manner of death was compared by age groups after autopsy and toxicology/histopathological examinations performed, it was found that the majority of deaths among children aged 0-1 years was due to sudden infant death syndrome with 35.4% (n:17), drowning in water was the most common cause of death between 2-3 years of age with 35% (n:7), followed by accidental deaths due to fall with 30% (n:6), and the deaths among children aged 4-6 years was due to traffic accident...https://www.adlitipbulteni.com/index.php/atb/article/view/1264Forensic MedecinePediatric deathsEpidemiological PatternCause of Death |
| spellingShingle | Ali Yıldırım Erdoğan Polater Celal Bütün Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years Adli Tıp Bülteni Forensic Medecine Pediatric deaths Epidemiological Pattern Cause of Death |
| title | Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years |
| title_full | Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years |
| title_fullStr | Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years |
| title_short | Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years |
| title_sort | retrospective evaluation of forensic medicolegal childhood deaths among children aged 0 6 years |
| topic | Forensic Medecine Pediatric deaths Epidemiological Pattern Cause of Death |
| url | https://www.adlitipbulteni.com/index.php/atb/article/view/1264 |
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