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Forensic Medical Analysis of Fall From Height Cases Applied to Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospitals Between 2021-2022

Tugay Akyıl(DİCLE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5265-4263
Cem Uysal(DİCLE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7373-9725
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2024-12-05
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Males had a higher rate of falls from height than females.

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Amaç & Hipotez:Objective: We evaluated the demographic data, trauma regions, bone fractures, hospitalization, first place to admission to hospital, fall places, fall heights, features of injuries according Turkish Penal Code of individuals who fell from heights.
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Temel Bulgular & Veri:Results: The mean age was 20,29, %31,7 of patients were under 5 years old and %58,9 of patients were under 18 years, %5,3 of the cases occured at the workplace, the most frequent month was august with %14,2, the most frequent season was summer with %38,7, %28,7 of the cases fall from distances below 5 m, the average height was 3,1 m, injuries from the cranium with %12,9, the mean bone fracture score was 1,58.
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Sonuç & Katkı:Males had a higher rate of falls from height than females.
🔬Tür:Research Article
📍Kapsam:Genişletilmiş Akademik Örneklem
⚙️Değişkenler:Diyarbakır · falls from heights · injury

Abstract

Objective: We evaluated the demographic data, trauma regions, bone fractures, hospitalization, first place to admission to hospital, fall places, fall heights, features of injuries according Turkish Penal Code of individuals who fell from heights. Method: Six hundred twenty one individuals who have injuries after fall from heights were evaluated in the study. Our cases were received retrospectively in Diyarbakır over two years. Results: The mean age was 20,29, %31,7 of patients were under 5 years old and %58,9 of patients were under 18 years, %5,3 of the cases occured at the workplace, the most frequent month was august with %14,2, the most frequent season was summer with %38,7, %28,7 of the cases fall from distances below 5 m, the average height was 3,1 m, injuries from the cranium with %12,9, the mean bone fracture score was 1,58. Conclusion: The results of this study in general were same with literature. Fall from heights were most frequently seen in children aged 2 years with %9,7 of cases, children under the age of 18 constitute %58,9 of the total cases and %5,3 of the cases are workplace accidents. Males had a higher rate of falls from height than females.

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Akyıl, T., Uysal, C. (2024). Forensic Medical Analysis of Fall From Height Cases Applied to Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospitals Between 2021-2022. International Archives of Medical Research, Volume: 16 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.56484/iamr.1426621

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