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Analysis of Suicidal Deaths in Denizli A 10-Years Retrospective Autopsy Study

Denizli’deki İntihar Ölümlerinin Analizi: 10 Yıllık Retrospektif Otopsi Çalışması

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New regulations related to the possession and conveyance both the shotgun and firearms and the effective struggle with all kinds of unlicensed gun should also be included in the suicide prevention programs and protocols.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: In this study, it was aimed to examine the charac-teristics of suicides in demographic way and to investigate whether it forms difference in various aspects mainly the suicide methods chosen in the subsequent years and especially whether there is an increase in the rate of suicide with firearms.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, 444 sui-cide autopsies which were performed Pamukkale University Fac-ulty of Medicine, Forensic Medicine Department between 2007 and 2016 were examined in terms of the changes in parameters such as age, gender, suicide site chosen and suicide method, the distribution of the suicides due to the seasons and years.
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Conclusion & Impact:New regulations related to the possession and conveyance both the shotgun and firearms and the effective struggle with all kinds of unlicensed gun should also be included in the suicide prevention programs and protocols.
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Objective: In this study, it was aimed to examine the charac-teristics of suicides in demographic way and to investigate whether it forms difference in various aspects mainly the suicide methods chosen in the subsequent years and especially whether there is an increase in the rate of suicide with firearms. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, 444 sui-cide autopsies which were performed Pamukkale University Fac-ulty of Medicine, Forensic Medicine Department between 2007 and 2016 were examined in terms of the changes in parameters such as age, gender, suicide site chosen and suicide method, the distribution of the suicides due to the seasons and years. Results: Seventy-nine-point one percent of the events are male and 20.9% of them are women. The suicides are seen mostly in 19-30 age group. Hanging was seen to be the most chosen suicide method with 52.3% and the use of firearms follows this with 28.4%. It was noted that the method of firearm suicides increased in the subsequent years and this increase rate was found to be higher in young men. Conclusion: It is observed that a significant increase in the suicides depending on firearms. The fact that the adolescents and young adult males form the risky group indicates that it should be careful about the individuals in this group. New regulations related to the possession and conveyance both the shotgun and firearms and the effective struggle with all kinds of unlicensed gun should also be included in the suicide prevention programs and protocols.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada intihar olgularının demografik yönden ir-delenmesi ve ilerleyen yıllar içinde seçilen intihar yöntemleri başta olmak üzere muhtelif yönlerden farklılık oluşup oluşmadığının ve bilhassa da ateşli silahla intihar oranında artış bulunup bulunmadı-ğının araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı otopsi salonunda 2007- 2016 tarihleri arasın-da otopsisi yapılan 444 intihar olgusu ele alınarak; yaş, cinsiyet, seçilen intihar yeri ve intihar yöntemi, intiharların yıllara ve mev-simlere göre dağılımı gibi parametrelerdeki değişimler yönünden değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Olguların %79,1’i erkek, %20,9’u kadındır. İntiharla-rın en sık 19-30 yaş grubunda gerçekleştirildiği gözlenmiştir. Asının %52,3 oranı ile en sık seçilen intihar yöntemi olduğu, bunu %28,4 oranı ile ateşli silah kullanımının izlediği görülmüştür. Ateşli silahla intihar yönteminin ilerleyen yıllar içerisinde artış gösterdiği, bu artış oranının genç erkeklerde daha yüksek olduğu dikkati çekmiştir. Sonuç: Ateşli silahlarla gerçekleştirilen intiharlarda yıllar için-de artış olduğu görülmüştür. Ergenlerin ve genç yetişkin erkeklerin riskli grubu oluşturması, bu yaş grubuna dikkat edilmesi gerektiğini göstermektedir. İntiharla mücadele için oluşturulacak programlara av tüfeği ve ateşli silahların temini, bulundurulması ve taşınması ile ilgili yeni yasal düzenlemeler ve her türlü ruhsatsız silahla etkili mücadele de eklenmelidir.

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DEMİR, S., YAZAR, M. E., DERELİ, A. K., ACAR, K. (2018). Analysis of Suicidal Deaths in Denizli A 10-Years Retrospective Autopsy Study. Adli Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 2, 93–99. https://ajindex.com/articles/147438

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