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EVALUATION OF RAILWAY RELATED DEATHS FOR WHICH AUTOPSIES WERE PERFORMED IN ISTANBUL

İSTANBUL’DA OTOPSİSİ YAPILMIŞ DEMİRYOLU İLE İLİŞKİLİ ÖLÜMLERİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Bahadır Kumral(Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Ana Bilim Dalı, Tekirdağ, Türkiye)
Yalçın Büyük(Adalet Bakanlığı, Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Deniz Oğuzhan Melez(Adalet Bakanlığı, Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye)
İpek Esen Melez(Bezmi Alemüniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Ana Bilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Feyzi Şahin(Adalet Bakanlığı, Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Esat Şahin(Adalet Bakanlığı, Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Ümit Naci Gündoğmuş(Adalet Bakanlığı, Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Pages
208–222
Publication Date
2014-12-31
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Conclusion: When the relationship between the distribution of traumatic findings and the nature of the event was evaluated; while cerebral bleeding was the leading finding in the deaths due to fall from train, findings of multiple trauma to the body were observed much more in the suicide cases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: In this study aiming to discuss the data of deaths occurring on the railways by evaluating the relationship between the severities of the traumatic changes and to determine the origin of the event according to the findings of trauma.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Suicidal or accidental origin deaths on the railways caused by severe trauma are encountered in the forensic autopsy series even though they are not frequent. 114 railway deaths detected in the forensic autopsies performed in Istanbul between 2005 and 2011 were investigated retrospectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: When the relationship between the distribution of traumatic findings and the nature of the event was evaluated; while cerebral bleeding was the leading finding in the deaths due to fall from train, findings of multiple trauma to the body were observed much more in the suicide cases.
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📍Scope:2005 Verileri
⚙️Variables:adli tıp · adli otopsi · demiryolu

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Objective: In this study aiming to discuss the data of deaths occurring on the railways by evaluating the relationship between the severities of the traumatic changes and to determine the origin of the event according to the findings of trauma. Methods: Suicidal or accidental origin deaths on the railways caused by severe trauma are encountered in the forensic autopsy series even though they are not frequent. 114 railway deaths detected in the forensic autopsies performed in Istanbul between 2005 and 2011 were investigated retrospectively. Results: The cases comprised 0.39% of all autopsies, 85.1% n=97 of the cases were males and 14.9% n=17 of them were females. The mean age was 38.32±19.35 years in these deaths and the most common origin was determined to be accident 80.7% . The accidental origin is followed by suicidal origin with a rate of 10.5%. Multiple traumas to the body were determined in all of the cases except 2 cases with electrical current origin. Isolated amputation of upper extremity, isolated amputation of lower extremity, combined amputation and decapitation were observed in 6.1% n=7 , 11.4% n=13 , 5.3% n=6 and 5.4% n=5 of the cases, respectively. Great vessel injury was determined in 51.8% of the cases. Conclusion: When the relationship between the distribution of traumatic findings and the nature of the event was evaluated; while cerebral bleeding was the leading finding in the deaths due to fall from train, findings of multiple trauma to the body were observed much more in the suicide cases.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada demiryolu ile ilişkili ölümlerde saptanan travmatik değişimlerin ağırlığı ile olayın orijini arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilerek demiryollarında meydana gelen ölümlere ait verilerin tartışılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Demiryollarında intihar ve kaza orijinli ağır travma kaynaklı ölümlere adli otopsi serilerinde sık olmasa da rastlanmaktadır. İstanbul’da 2005-2011 yılları arasında yapılan adli otopsilerde saptanan 114 demiryolu ölümü retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Olgular toplam otopsilerin %0,39’unu oluşturmakta olup, olguların %85,1’i n=97 erkek, %14,9’u n=17 kadındır. Ortalama yaşın 38,32±19,35 yıl olduğu bu ölümlerde en sık orijin kaza %80,7 olarak belirlenmiştir. Kaza orijinini %10,5 ile intihar orijini izlemektedir. Elektrik akımı kaynaklı 2 olgu dışında diğer tüm olgularda ağır genel beden travması bulguları saptanmış olup, olguların %6,1’inde n=7 izole üst, %11,4’ünde n=13 izole alt, %5,3’ünde n=6 kombine ampütasyon ve %5,4’ünde n=5 ise dekapitasyon gözlenmiştir. Olguların %51,8’inde büyük damar yaralanması saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Travmatik bulguların dağılımı ile olayın niteliği arasındaki ilişki değerlendirildiğinde; trenden düşme sonucu meydana gelen ölümlerde beyin kanaması sıklığı önde gelen bulgu iken, intihar olgularında vücudun gövde kısmında ağır genel beden travması bulguları daha fazla görülmüştür.

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Kumral, B., Büyük, Y., Melez, D. O., Melez, İ. E., Şahin, F., Şahin, E., Gündoğmuş, Ü. N. (2014). EVALUATION OF RAILWAY RELATED DEATHS FOR WHICH AUTOPSIES WERE PERFORMED IN ISTANBUL. Adli Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 3, 208–222. https://ajindex.com/articles/1352656

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