Electrical fatalities in Ankara over 11 years

Akçan, Ramazan; Karacaoğlu, Emre; Keten, Alper; Odabaşı, Aysun Balseven; Kanburoğlu, Çiğdem; Tümer, Ali Rıza; Alkurt-Alkan, Hanife

doi:10.3906/sag-1010-1243

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“…The findings of trauma in the body due to being thrown or falling from a height as a result of the electric shock have shown different injury profiles in previous studies. In a study conducted in the Turkish capital of Ankara by Akçan et al [23], findings of different injuries, such as ecchymosis and grazes, suggesting a fall were reported in 30% of cases, and these were found in all HVI cases and 60% of LVI cases in a study by Oruç et al [4] and in 17.1% of cases in a study by Behera et al [14]. However, it is estimated that electrical burn injuries constitute approximately 5% of all presentations at burn centers worldwide [10, 20].…”

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Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10‐year retrospective examination in Şanlıurfa, Southeast Turkey (2012–2022)

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Aksöz

et al. 2023

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Electric shock injuries (EIs) have high rates of morbidity and mortality in both children and adults. The aim of this study was to examine autopsy cases resulting from EIs and to compare pediatric and adult groups with respect to sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, location of the incident, electricity entry–exit wound characteristics, current direction, pathological effects of the electric shocks on the body, and cause of death. A total of 8075 autopsies conducted between 2012 and 2022 were retrospectively examined. Şanliurfa is a city in the southeast of Turkey with the highest birth rate in the country. Of 123 cases of death resulting from EIs in Şanliurfa, 58 (47.2%) were children (age < 18 years). In the majority of children (81%), a low‐voltage injury resulted from a domestic appliance while the children were playing at home in a rural area. In the vast majority of adults, a high‐voltage injury (HVI) resulted from a workplace accident due to working with HVI materials in an area outside the home. The manner of death was accidental in all the electric shock injuries. The electricity entry and exit wounds formed as a result of EIs had similar characteristics in both children and adults, with no significant difference identified. In the province of Şanliurfa, Turkey, which borders Syria and where the main occupation is agricultural activities, there is a need to increase electrical safety precautions within the home, educate parents, and increase electrical safety conditions and worker education in the workplace.

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Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10‐year retrospective examination in Şanlıurfa, Southeast Turkey (2012–2022)

Dündar,

Altın,

Aksöz

et al. 2023

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Evaluation of Death Cases Connected to Electric Current in Aydin Province, Western Turkey

Dirlik

Gün²,

Kallem

2015

Workplace Health Saf

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In this article, the authors discuss electric shock fatalities in Aydın province and compare these findings with the findings of other studies conducted in Turkey and worldwide. Data were gathered from 2001-2013 autopsy reports retrospectively. A total of 34 cases were reviewed in terms of age and gender, scene and time of event, number of lesions and their locations, organ injuries, origin of electricity, and degree of burns. In all cases, electrical death was accidental. Electrical shock fatalities were most common in the 30 to 39 age group. Fourteen cases (41.2%) involved workers: 7 cases (2.6%) were agricultural workers, 4 cases (11.8%) were housewives, 2 (5.9%) were electrical workers, and 7 (20.6%) were unemployed or in other occupations. The authors are addressing this public health problem to minimize the number of electrical deaths.

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Van Adli Tıp Grup Başkanlığı’nda Elektrik Çarpması Sonucu Ölen Olguların Adli- Tıbbi İncelemesi

SARIN

2023

ATD

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Amaç: Ürün güvenliğinde iyileşmeler olmasına rağmen, elektrik çarpmasına bağlı yaralanmalar mortalite ve morbiditelerin önemli bir nedenidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, elektrik yaralanması sonucu otopsi yapılan olguların sosyodemografik verileri, klinik özellikleri, olay yeri, elektrik giriş-çıkış yara özellikleri ve elektrik çarpmasının vücut üzerindeki patolojik etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Materyal ve Metod: Van Adli Tıp Grup Başkanlığı’nda 1 Ocak 2015-1 Temmuz 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilen toplam 2574 otopsi incelendi. Elektrik akımına maruz kalan 15 olgu tespit edildi. Bu olguların dosyaları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Yapılan medikolegal otopsilerin %0.58’inin elektrik yaralanması sonucu öldüğü belirlendi. Olguların %73.3’ü erkek, %26.7’si kadın, yaş ortalaması 28.27 idi. Orijin tüm olgularda kaza olup %53.3’ü ev kazası, %46.7’si iş kazasıydı. Yaralanmaların %80’i düşük voltaj, %20’si yüksek voltaj yaralanmasıydı. Ölümler en sık yaz mevsiminde gerçekleşmişti. Sıvı iletkenliği iş kazalarında görülmezken ev kazalarının %37.5’inde etkili olduğu tespit edildi. Ölümlerin en sık inşaat alanı, ev ve ekleri olduğu belirlendi. Elektrik çarpmasına en sık elektrik teli, kablo ve elektrikli ev aletleri neden olmuştu. Olguların %80’inde elektrik giriş yarası, %26.7’sinde çıkış yarası tespit edilmişti. Bu yaralara ciltte yanık ve genel beden travması bulgularının göz ardı edilmeyecek sıklıkta eşlik ettiği belirlendi. Tartışma ve Sonuç: Tamamına yakını kaza orijinli olan elektrik çarpmalarında; olay yeri incelemesi ayrıntılı yapılarak otopsi uzmanına ivedilikle ulaştırılmalıdır. Ev ve iş kazaları sonucu meydana gelen ölüm olgularına yapılacak otopsi işleminde elektrik yaralanması ihtimali akılda bulundurulmalıdır.

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Electrical fatalities in Ankara over 11 years

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Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10‐year retrospective examination in Şanlıurfa, Southeast Turkey (2012–2022)

Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10‐year retrospective examination in Şanlıurfa, Southeast Turkey (2012–2022)

Evaluation of Death Cases Connected to Electric Current in Aydin Province, Western Turkey

Van Adli Tıp Grup Başkanlığı’nda Elektrik Çarpması Sonucu Ölen Olguların Adli- Tıbbi İncelemesi

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