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Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years

0-6 Yaşlar Arası Adli Nitelikli Çocuk Çağı Medikolegal Ölümlerinin Retrospektif Olarak Değerlendirilmesi

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When the age groups were compared, it was found that the highest mortality rate was in the 0-1 age group with 65.8%.

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Objective & Hypothesis: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 offrs in order to prevent such events that may result in death in 0-6 years of childhood.
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Key Findings & Data: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.
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Conclusion & Impact:When the age groups were compared, it was found that the highest mortality rate was in the 0-1 age group with 65.8%.
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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 offrs 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 signifiant. 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 traff accident with 100% (n:5). Conclusion: Since a considerable portion of deaths were due to preventable and/or treatable causes such as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), disease and traff accidents in conclusion of our study, it is thought that putting legal sanctions regarding these causes into effct, taking preventive and therapeutic health measures, as well as developing awareness policies with education will signifiantly reduce the rate of childhood deaths.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada 0-6 yaş grubu çocukluk çağı ölümle sonuçlanan adli olguların epidemiyolojik paterninin ve özelliklerinin analizini ve 0-6 yaş arası çocukluk çağında ölümle sonuçlanabilen bu tür olayların meydana gelmesini önlemek amacıyla çözüm önerilerinin tartışılmasını amaçladık. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışma Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Hastanesi morgunda 01.01.2008- 31.12.2016 tarihleri arasındaki 8 yıllık sürede postmortem incelemeleri, ölü muayene ve/ veya otopsileri yapılan 0-6 yaşlar arası 73 çocukluk çağı medikolegal ölüm olgusu çalışma grubuna dahil edilerek olgular retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Tüm istatistiklerde SPSS V.20 istatistik programı kullanılarak p<0.05 değeri anlamlı olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya ölü muayene ve otopsileri yapılan ölümle sonuçlanmış 73 adli olgu alındı. Olguların %52.1’i (n:38) kız, %47.9’u (n:35) erkek grubunda idi. Yaş grupları arasında karşılaştırma yapıldığında en fazla ölümle sonuçlanan olgunun %65.8 ile 0-1 yaş grubunda olduğu saptandı. Ölüm şekli yaş gruplarına göre karşılaştırıldığında yapılan otopsi ve toksikolojik-histopatolojik incelemeleri sonrası 0-1 yaş arası ölümlerin büyük bölümünün %35.4 (n:17) ile ani bebek ölümü sendromuna bağlı olduğu, 2-3 yaş arası ölümlerde %35 suda bo- ğulma (n:7) en sık ölüm sebebi olduğu, bunu %30 ile düşmeye (n:6) bağlı kaza sonucu ölümlerin takip ettiği, 4-6 yaş ölümlerin ise %100 (n:5) trafik kazası sonucu olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışmamızda ölümlerin önemli bir bölümünün ani bebek ölümü sendromu (ABÖS), hastalık kaynaklı ve trafik kazası gibi önlenebilir ve/veya tedavi edilebilir nedenlerden oluşması nedeniyle bunlara yönelik yasal yaptırımların uygulamaya geçirilmesi, koruyucu ve tedavi edici sağlık önlemlerinin alınması, ayrıca eğitim ile farkındalık politikalarının geliştirilmesinin çocukluk çağı ölümlerini önemli ölçüde azaltacağı düşünülmektedir

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YILDIRIM, A., POLATER, E., BÜTÜN, C. (2020). Retrospective Evaluation of Forensic Medicolegal Childhood Deaths Among Children Aged 0-6 Years. Adli Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 2, 65–71. https://ajindex.com/articles/141665

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