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İstanbul?daki av tüfeği intiharlarının analizi, 1998-2007

Analyses of suicidal deaths with shotguns in Istanbul, 1998-2007

MAHMUT AŞIRDİZER
Gürol CANTÜRK
NERGİS CANTÜRK
MEHMET SUNAY YAVUZ
Hüseyin SARI
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47–53
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CONCLUSION Handling and usage of shotguns should be under strict control, educational efforts should be directed to early and late adolescents and their parents and psychological support centers should also be founded in an effort to prevent suicidal deaths with shotguns.

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Objective & Hypothesis:BACKGROUND In previous studies, some features of suicidal firearm deaths have been described, but series of suicidal deaths using shotgun are limited in the literature.
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Key Findings & Data:METHODS In this study, we reviewed retrospectively 36,971 autopsy reports recorded by the Mortuary Section of the Forensic Medicine Council of Istanbul between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2007.
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Conclusion & Impact:CONCLUSION Handling and usage of shotguns should be under strict control, educational efforts should be directed to early and late adolescents and their parents and psychological support centers should also be founded in an effort to prevent suicidal deaths with shotguns.
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BACKGROUND In previous studies, some features of suicidal firearm deaths have been described, but series of suicidal deaths using shotgun are limited in the literature. The aim of the present study was to define several characteristics of suicidal shotgun deaths. METHODS In this study, we reviewed retrospectively 36,971 autopsy reports recorded by the Mortuary Section of the Forensic Medicine Council of Istanbul between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2007. RESULTS Seventy-three shotgun-related suicide cases were evaluated. Of the 73 cases, 46 (63%) were male and 27 (37%) were female. Most of the cases (n=36, 53.4%) were aged 16-20 years (p<0.001). Sixty-two of the suicides (84.9%) occurred in victims&#8217; homes (p<0.001). A suicide note was recovered in 7 cases (9.6%). While entry wounds were on the head in the majority of the cases (n=29, 39.8%) (p<0.001), in nearly half of the female victims (n=12; 44.4%), entry wound was in the abdominal region. Fifty-six shots (76.7%) were determined to be from loose-contact range (p<0.001). Ethyl alcohol was detected in 17.8% (n=13) of blood samples of the cases. CONCLUSION Handling and usage of shotguns should be under strict control, educational efforts should be directed to early and late adolescents and their parents and psychological support centers should also be founded in an effort to prevent suicidal deaths with shotguns.

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AMAÇ İntihar amaçlı ateşli silah ölümlerinin bazı özellikleri önceki çalışmalarda tanımlanmış ise de, av tüfekleri kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiş intihar ölümlerine ait seriler, literatürde sınırlı sayıdadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, intihar amaçlı av tüfeği ölümlerinin çeşitli özelliklerini tanımlamaktır. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM 01 Ocak 1998 ile 31 Aralık 2007 tarihleri arasında Adli Tıp Kurumu, Morg İhtisas Dairesi tarafından düzenlenmiş, 36971 otopsi raporu geriye dönük olarak gözden geçirildi. BULGULAR Yetmiş üç intihar amaçlı av tüfeği ölüm olgusu değerlendirildi. Olguların 46’sı (%63) erkek, 27’si (%37) kadındı. Olguların çoğu (n=39, %53,4) 16-20 yaş grubunda yer almaktaydı (p<0,001). İntiharların 62’si (%84,9) kurbanın evinde meydana gelmişti (p<0,001). Yedi olguda intihar notu (%9,6) bulunmuştu. Giriş yaraları olguların büyük çoğunluğunda (n=29, %39,8) kafa bölgesinde iken (p<0,001), kadın kurbanlarda intihar için genellikle (n=12, %44,4) karın bölgesinde idi. Atış, olguların 56’sında (%76,7) tam temas halinde, bitişik atış (gevşek temas) mesafesinden gerçekleştirilmişti (p<0,001). Olguların %17,8’inde (n=13) kanda etil alkol saptanmıştı. SONUÇ Av tüfekleri ile intiharların önlenebilmesi için, av tüfeklerinin elde edilmesi ve kullanımı sıkı olarak kontrol edilmeli, eğitim çabaları erken ve geç adölesan dönemindeki gençlere ebeveynlerine yönelmeli, psikolojik destek merkezleri kurulmalıdır.

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AŞIRDİZER, M., CANTÜRK, G., CANTÜRK, N., YAVUZ, M. S., SARI, H. (2010). İstanbul?daki av tüfeği intiharlarının analizi, 1998-2007. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1, 47–53. https://ajindex.com/articles/324833

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