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An Evaluation of the Autopsy Cases of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Trabzon Between 2009-2016

Trabzon’da 2009-2016 Yılları Arasında Otopsisi Yapılan Karbon Monoksit Zehirlenmelerinin Değerlendirilmesi

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174–179
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2022-10-10
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It isconcluded that with their medicolegal experiences and suggestions,forensic medicine specialists can play an important role to managecarbon monoxide poisonings which are mainly preventableaccidents and to help to increase social consciousness for carbonmonoxide poisoning.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Carbon monoxide related deaths, which are generallypreventable accidents, and more common when compared withother toxic substance consumption, arouse public attention in ourcountry.Materials and Methods: In this study, the aim is to investigatedifferent features of carbon monoxide poisoning related deaths autopsiedin Trabzon in 8-year period of time and demonstrate medico-legalaspects of this issue.Results: Our study consists of all deaths due to carbon monoxidepoisoning and autopsied by Trabzon Morgue Department of theCouncil of Forensic Medicine of Turkey between 2009 and 2016.Records of a total of 7133 criminal cases who were autopsied betweenthese years were examined and 215 cases who died due toCO poisoning were evaluated for age, sex, the month of the eventoccurred, origin, death time, CO source and carboxyhemoglobin(COHb) values. 215 criminal cases were constituting 3.01% of7133 criminal cases who were autopsied within 8 years in Trabzon.91 of the cases were (42.3%) female and 124 were (57.7%) maleand the male/female case ratio was 1.4.
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Key Findings & Data:Mean age of the cases was48.8±27.1years. 24.1% of deaths occurred in January, 74% at home.CO source was found to be charcoal in 55.3% of cases.
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Conclusion & Impact:It isconcluded that with their medicolegal experiences and suggestions,forensic medicine specialists can play an important role to managecarbon monoxide poisonings which are mainly preventableaccidents and to help to increase social consciousness for carbonmonoxide poisoning.
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Objective: Carbon monoxide related deaths, which are generallypreventable accidents, and more common when compared withother toxic substance consumption, arouse public attention in ourcountry.Materials and Methods: In this study, the aim is to investigatedifferent features of carbon monoxide poisoning related deaths autopsiedin Trabzon in 8-year period of time and demonstrate medico-legalaspects of this issue.Results: Our study consists of all deaths due to carbon monoxidepoisoning and autopsied by Trabzon Morgue Department of theCouncil of Forensic Medicine of Turkey between 2009 and 2016.Records of a total of 7133 criminal cases who were autopsied betweenthese years were examined and 215 cases who died due toCO poisoning were evaluated for age, sex, the month of the eventoccurred, origin, death time, CO source and carboxyhemoglobin(COHb) values. 215 criminal cases were constituting 3.01% of7133 criminal cases who were autopsied within 8 years in Trabzon.91 of the cases were (42.3%) female and 124 were (57.7%) maleand the male/female case ratio was 1.4. Mean age of the cases was48.8±27.1years. 24.1% of deaths occurred in January, 74% at home.CO source was found to be charcoal in 55.3% of cases. Mean COHblevel detected in cases was 54.9±17.6%.Conclusion: Carbon monoxide poisoning is an important socialproblem in our country as in many developing countries. It isconcluded that with their medicolegal experiences and suggestions,forensic medicine specialists can play an important role to managecarbon monoxide poisonings which are mainly preventableaccidents and to help to increase social consciousness for carbonmonoxide poisoning.

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Amaç: Ülkemizde karbonmonoksit (CO) zehirlenmesine bağlı ölümlerin çoğunlukla önlenebilir kazalar şeklinde olması ve diğer toksik madde alımına bağlı ölümlere nazaran daha sık görülmesi, konunun gündemde kalmasını sağlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada 8 yıllık süre içerisinde Trabzon’da otopsisi yapılan CO zehirlenmesine bağlı meydana gelen ölüm olgularının çeşitli yönlerden incelenmesi ve konunun adlitıbbi boyutunun ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmamız Adli Tıp Kurumu Trabzon Grup Başkanlığı Morg ihtisas Dairesi’nde 2009-2016 yılları arasında otopsisi yapılan karbonmonoksit zehirlenmesine bağlı ölümlerin tamamını kapsamaktadır. Bu yıllar arasında otopsileri yapılan toplam 7133 adli olguya ait kayıtlar incelenmiş olup CO zehirlenmesi sonucu ölen 215 olgu yaş, cinsiyet, olayın meydana geldiği ay, orijin, ölüm süresi, CO kaynağı ve karboksihemoglobin (COHb) değerleri açısından değerlendirilmiştir. 215 adli olgu Trabzon’da 8 yılda otopsisi yapılan 7133 adli olgunun %3.01›ini oluşturmaktadır. Olguların 91›i (%42.3) kadın, 124›ü (%57.7) erkek, erkek/kadın oranı 1,4›dür. Yaş ortalaması 48.8±27.1’dir. Ölümlerin %24,1 ocak ayında, %74›ü evlerde gerçekleşmiştir. Olguların %55.3›ünde CO kaynağı olarak soba kömürü bulunmuştur. Olgularda tespit edilen ortalama COHb düzeyi %54.9±17.6’dır. Sonuç: CO zehirlenmeleri, birçok ülkede olduğu gibi ülkemizde de sosyal bir sorun oluşturmaktadır. Adli Tıp Uzmanlarının; büyük çoğunluğu önlenebilir kazalar olan CO zehirlenmelerinin adli-tıbbi boyutunun ortaya konulmasında ve kamuoyunun bu konu ile ilgili olarak bilinçlendirilmesinde önemli katkıları olacağı kanaatindeyiz.

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BEYHUN, N. E., KARADENİZ, H., BOZ, H., KETENCİ, H. Ç. (2022). An Evaluation of the Autopsy Cases of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Trabzon Between 2009-2016. Adli Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 3, 174–179. https://ajindex.com/articles/428650

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