Forensic Emergency Medicine - Six-Year Experience of 13823 Cases in a University Emergency Department

Demircan, Ahmet; Keles, Ayfer; Guerbuez, Neslihan; Bildik, Fikret; Aygencel, Sahender; Dogan, NURETTİN; Derinoez, Oksan; Akar, Taner

Forensic Emergency Medicine - Six-Year Experience of 13823 Cases in a University Emergency Department

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Demircan A., Keles A., Guerbuez N., Bildik F., Aygencel S. G., Dogan N. Ö., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.38, no.6, pp.567-575, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 38 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2008
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.567-575
Keywords: Forensic medicine, emergency medicine, traffic accidents, violence, suicide, carbon monoxide poisoning, INJURY, EPIDEMIOLOGY
Kocaeli University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aims: Clinical forensic medicine deals with cases involving both the legal and medical aspects of patient care, such as motor vehicle trauma or poisoning. In this study, we aimed to draw attention to the forensic issues by retrospective investigation of 13823 emergency cases and to share our experiences on this topic.