Demographic Characteristics and Autopsy Findings by Origin of Deaths due to Firearm Injury: Analytical Research
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.1610Keywords:
Firearm, autopsy, murder, suicide, accident.Abstract
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.
Method: 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.
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 <0.001). While the death rate due to accidental injury was higher in the group aged 24 years and younger than the other age groups, the death rate due to injury caused by suicide in the group aged 65 and over was higher than the other age groups (P<0.01).Suicide-origin firearm injuries are higher in homes and attachments, homicide-origin firearms injuries are higher in closed spaces outside the home than in other crime scenes (P<0.001).Rifle was used mostly in accidental and suicide origin firearm deaths, and pistol was used mostly in murder-origin firearm deaths (P<0.001).
Conclusion: It is thought that the demographic characteristics of the cases and autopsy findings will guide the members of the judiciary and forensic medicine specialists in determining the origins of the cases.
Downloads
References
Demir S, Yazar ME, Dereli AK, Acar K. Denizli’deki İntihar Ölümlerinin Analizi: 10 Yıllık Retrospektif Otopsi Çalışması, Adli Tıp Bülteni, 2018; 23(2): 93-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.2017136922
Rao D. An Autopsy Study Of Suicides Due To Gunshot Wounds, Journal of International Academy of Forensic Science&Pathology, 2015, Volume 01 Issue No.01.
Aydın F, Yavuz MS. İzmir ve Çevre İllerde Meydana Gelen Ateşli Silah Yaralanmasına Bağlı Çocukluk Çağı Ölümleri, Adli Tıp Bülteni, 2020; 25(1): 36-43. https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.2020.v25i1.1362 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.2020.v25i1.1362
Kırcı GS, Özer E, Aydoğdu Hİ, Askay M, Bağcı G, Pekşen T. Avcılık Kazalarına Bağlı Meydana Gelen Ateşli Silah Ölümleri, Klinik Tıp Aile Hekimliği Dergisi Cilt: 10 Sayı: 6 Kasım - Aralık 2018.
Strajina V, Zivkovic V, Nikolic S. Forensic Issues in Suicidal Single Gunshot Injuries to the Chest An Autopsy Study, Am J Forensic MedPathol& Volume 33, Number 4, December 2012. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e31824a4797. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e31824a4797
Eze UO, Akang EEU, Odesanmi WO. Pattern of gunshot deaths in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Institution, Internet Journal of Medical Update, 2016 July;11(2):25-28. https://doi.org/10.4314/ijmu.v11i2.6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/ijmu.v11i2.6
Kır MZ, Ketenci HÇ, Başbulut AZ, Özsoy S. Erzurum’da Ateşli Silah Yaralanmasına Bağlı Ölümlerin Değerlendirilmesi, Adli Tıp Dergisi Cilt/ Vol.:26, Sayı / No:1. https://doi.org/10.5505/adlitip.2012.92408. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5505/adlitip.2012.92408
Karagöz YM, Karagöz SD, Atılgan M, Demircan C. Ateşli silah yaralanmasına bağlı 133 ölüm olgusunun incelenmesi, Adli Tıp Bülteni 1996; 1 (3): 122-126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.199613149
Şimşek Ü, Karbeyaz K. Gunshot Deaths in Eskisehir, Turkey from 1997 to 2016 (In Turkish), Adıyaman University Journal of Health Seciences, 2019; 5(1);1324-1334. https://doi.org/10.30569/adiyamansaglik.529916. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30569/adiyamansaglik.529916
Moug SJ, James AL, Black M. A Review of Gunshot Deaths in Strathclyde− 1989 to 1998, Medicine, Science and the Law 41.3 (2001): 260-265. https://doi.org/10.1177/002580240104100310. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/002580240104100310
Azmak D, Altun G, Bilgi S, Yılmaz A. Firearm fatalities in Edirne, 1984–1997, Forensic Science International 95 (1998) 231–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00101-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00101-7
Molina DK, Vincent DM, Rowena C. Gunshot wounds: a review of firearm type, range, and location as pertaining to manner of death, The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology 34.4 (2013): 366-371. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000065. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000065
World Population Ageing 2019 Highlights, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division, United Nations 2019: 6.
Erbaş M, Balcı Y, Kadı G. Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğünde 2013-2018 Yılları Arasında Otopsisi Yapılan Yabancı Uyruklu Cesetlerin Değerlendirilmesi, Turkiye Klinikleri J Foren Sci Leg Med 17.3 (2020): 209-16. https://doi.org/10.5336/forensic.2020-74253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5336/forensic.2020-74253
Akhiwu Wilson O, Alex PI. Fatal gunshot injuries in Benin city, Nigeria, Medicine, Science and the Law 53.4 (2013): 199-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802413483718. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802413483718
Thapa S. Assessment of gunshot deaths in forensic department, Int. J. Forensic Med. 1.2 (2019): 13-15. https://doi.org/10.33545/27074447.2019.v1.i2a.12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/27074447.2019.v1.i2a.12
Shamase NB, Aldous C, Ntsele SJ. Firearm-related deaths in Gale Street Mortuary, Durban, South Africa from 2004 to 2014, Forensic Science International: Reports 3 (2021): 100183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2021.100183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2021.100183
Thomsen AH, Leth PM, Hougen HP, Villesen P. Gunshot homicides in Denmark 1992–2016, International journal of legal medicine, 2021:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-021-02548-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-021-02548-5
Gitto L, Arunkumar P, Segovia A, Filkins JA, Formica MK, Serinelli S. Anatomical distribution and autopsy features of gunshot injuries to support the manner of death. Journal of forensic and legal medicine, 2021, 79, 102135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102135
Bozkurt İ. Diyarbakır’da 2009-2014 yılları arasında meydana gelen ateşli silah yaralamasına bağlı ölümlerin irdelenmesi (Uzmanlık Tezi). Diyarbakır; Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, 2015.
Türkoğlu A, Tokdemir M, Tunçez FT ve ark. Elazığ’da 2010-2012 Yılları Arasında Otopsisi Yapılan Ateşli Silahlara Bağlı Ölümlerin Değerlendirilmesi, Adli Tıp Bülteni 2012; 17(3): 8-14. https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.201217311.-intihar. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.201217311
Cingöz G. Aydın ilinde ateşli silah yaralanmasına bağlı ölümler (Uzmanlık Tezi). Aydın; Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, 2010: 9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.2010153712
Sarkisian MV. Suicidal Gunshot Wounds in Alameda County: An Eight Year Retrospective Study and Review of the Literature. Diss. University of California, Davis, 2020.
Dijital Akademi [İnternet]. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu ©2020 [Erişim tarihi: 06 Eylül 2021]. Erişim linki: https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Kategori/GetKategori?p=nufus-ve-demografi-109&dil=1.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 The Bulletin of Legal Medicine
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The Journal and content of this website is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License. The Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, adapt the article and make commercial use of the article. The CC BY license permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed.
