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    Evaluation of Cases Belonging to Youths Autopsied in Muğla
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    Research Article
    VOLUME: 23 ISSUE: 3
    P: 156-161
    December 2018

    Evaluation of Cases Belonging to Youths Autopsied in Muğla

    The Bulletin of Legal Medicine 2018;23(3):156-161
    DOI: 10.17986/blm.2018345598
    Yasemin Balcı 1
    Gülsüm Kadı 1
    Melike Erbaş 2
    Ümit Ünüvar Göçeoğlu 1
    1. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Muğla
    2. Adli Tıp Kurumu, Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü, Muğla
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    Received Date: 12.07.2018
    Accepted Date: 18.09.2018
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    ABSTRACT

    Objective:

    The objective of this study was to evaluate the cases belonging to youths autopsied in Muğla and to reveal regional profile of deaths in forensic cases to make suggestions by evaluating these cases.

    Materials and Methods:

    We retrospectively evaluated the autopsy reports of 162 (%10,1) cases belonging to the age group of 15-24 years; out of 1603 autopsies that were done in Muğla Directorate of Forensic Medicine Institute between the years of 2013 and 2016

    Results:

    The frequency of this age group was higher in 2015 with 59 cases and in 2016 with 39 cases. The 82,7% of cases were men and 17,3% was women, there were 76 cases (46,9%) belonging to the age group of 15-19 years and 86 cases (53,1%) belonging to the age group of 20-24 years. The 75,3% of cases were having Turkish nationality and the rest were foreigners. The cases were mostly sent from Bodrum, Fethiye and Milas accordingly. The events were reported as sudden unexpected for 23 cases, emerged from water for 50 cases, firearm for 19 cases and various accidents for 45 cases. The causes of deaths were reported for 51 cases (31,5%) as drowning, for 10 cases (6,2%) as natural causes, for 90 cases (55,5%) as violent death and for 11 cases (6,8%) as unidentified causes. There were 12 (7,4%) decayed cases, 10 of these were emerged from water. In toxicological analysis alcohol was found in blood for 44 cases and for 15 of these alcohol was found also in vitreous fluid.

    Conclusion:

    It was remarkably seen that the ratio of men and the frequency of violent deaths were higher. It was thought that the higher ratio of cases coming from the districts stated above might depend on the higher ratio of the forensic cases in these districts related with their higher population. Higher tourism potential of the region together with the presence of illegal immigration attempts may bring the higher frequency of traffic and sea accidents together with drowning. It was concluded that among the age group of 20-24 years’ men show riskier behaviors when the higher frequency of violent deaths and higher ratio of men were considered. The detection of alcohol in blood for 44 cases was thought to be the one of factors triggering this result

    Keywords: Forensic Medicine, Youth, Accident, Autopsy, Trauma.

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