Computerized Tomography measurements of maxillary sinuses may be useful to support gender determination in forensic medicine; however, with a relatively low-accuracy rate (less than 70%).
The aim of this study was to present the characteristics of medicolegal autopsies of fatal poisonings in Trabzon (Turkey), performed from 1998 to 2008, to contribute to the available data on this topic. A retrospective study of the forensic records and the toxicological data of all autopsies performed over that period revealed that 285 cases (6.34%) of the 4492 total autopsies performed were attributed to fatal poisoning. Major toxic substances were classified in five categories as follows: carbon monoxide (CO), insecticides, prescription medications, narcotic drugs, and alcohol (methyl and ethyl). CO was the most frequent cause of death (63.2%), followed by insecticides (17.2%), prescription medications and narcotic drugs (9.8%), alcohol (7.7%), and others (mushroom, rodenticide, and botulism) (2.1%). Ages of the patients ranged from 1 to 86 years (21.55 ± 36.56).
A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : Su i ci des among chil dren and ado les cents oc cur very sel dom and only a few ca se re ports and even fe wer com pre hen si ve stu di es are ava i lab le in the fo ren sic li te ra tu re. We attemp ted to in ves ti ga te so ci o-de mog rap hic cha rac te ris tics li ke su i ci de age, sex, su i ci de met hod and ca u se of su i ci dal de aths among chil dren and ado les cents in An ka ra, and to de ter mi ne the ca u ses of su i ci des which we re pre ven tab le. M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: : We ret ros pec ti vely analy zed the au topsy re cords of the Ins ti tu te of Fo ren sic Me di ci ne, An ka ra, whe re all au top si es re qu es ted from the health cen tres in An ka ra and sur ro un ding 17 ci ti es were per for med, and the da ta ba se of the ju di ci al re cords from 2001 to 2006. The su i ci de ca ses we re di vi ded in to thre e age gro ups: 7-10 ye ars, 11-15 years and 16-18 ye ars. R Re e s su ul lt ts s: : The re we re 114 su i ci des in vol ving 60 fe ma les (52.6%) and 54 ma les (47.3%) aged bet we en seven and 18 ye ars with a me di an age of 16.0 ye ars (SD= 2.21). The most frequ ently used su i ci de met hod was han ging, fol lo wed by fi re arm in ju ri es with hand guns, fi re arm in juri es with rif les, drug in to xi ca ti on and jum ping from a high pla ce. Eighty one point two per cent of in to xi ca ti on cases aged bet we en 16 and 18 ye ars. Ho we ver, the re was no sig ni fi cant dif fe ren ce in the to xic subs tan ce use bet we en the gen ders. Of all su i ci de ca ses, 28 (24.6%) had et ha nol in blo od. C Co on n--c c l lu u s si i o on n: : In this study, the num ber of fe ma le su i ci des was hig her than that of ma le su i ci des and the re we re dif fe ren ces in su i ci de met hods, ca u ses of su i ci des and su i ci de age, con sis tent with the re sults of se ve ral ot her stu di es from Tur key. Chil dren and ado les cents sho uld be pre ven ted from ac ces sing fire arms and to xic subs tan ces, which will play an im por tant ro le in pre ven ti on of su i ci des.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Child; ado les cent; au topsy; de ath; su i ci de Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ço cuk ve ado le san in ti har la rı çok na dir gö rül mek te dir ve ad li li te ra tür de sa de ce bazı ol gu su num la rı ile az sa yı da kap sam lı ça lış ma var dır. Bu ça lış ma nın ama cı An ka ra' da in ti har eden ço cuk ve ado le san lar ara sın da ki yaş, cin si yet, in ti har ne de ni ve yön te mi gi bi sos yo-de mog ra fik özel -lik le ri be lir le mek ve alı na bi le cek ön lem le ri ta nım la mak tır. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Ad li Tıp Ku ru mu An ka ra Grup Baş kan lı ğın da çev re sin de ki 17 il den gön de ri len ol gu lar ile bir lik te 2001-2006 yıl la rı ara sın da ya pı lan otop si ol gu la rı nın ra por la rı ve ad li tah ki kat dos ya la rı ret ros pek tif ola rak in ce lenmiş tir. İnti har ol gu la rı 7-10 yaş, 11-15 yaş ve 16-18 yaş ol mak üze re üç yaş ...
Aggression, which is defined as a behavior causing harm or pain, is a behavioral pattern typically expected in children and adolescents who are involved in criminal activities. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between aggression and self-injurious behavior (SIB) in children and adolescents. The study was performed in 295 cases which were sent for medicolegal examination. The mean age of the subjects was 14.27 ± 1.05 years (age range 10-18 years). The aggression levels of the subjects were determined using the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), which is an updated form of the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory. The mean total AQ score of the subjects with and without SIB was 78.04 ± 21.0 and 62.75 ± 18.05, respectively (p < 0.01). There were significant statistical differences between the two groups with respect to their subscale scores (p < 0.01). It was concluded that the levels of aggression increased in children and adolescents who were involved in criminal activities when the SIBs increased.
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