Fire-related fatalities in Istanbul, Turkey: Analysis of 320 forensic autopsy cases
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, cilt.16, sa.8, ss.449-454, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.05.005
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.449-454
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Fire, Burn, Autopsy, Cause of death, Vitality signs
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
In this retrospective autopsy study fire-related deaths whose autopsies were carried out in the Council of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey were analyzed in order to evaluate the relationship between the mode of the death and the laboratory and autopsy findings. There were 320 fire-related fatalities constituting the 2.07% of all autopsy cases of that period. Of the 320 cases 228 (71.3%) were males and 91 (28.4%) were females, average age in age-determined group was 36.6 (SD: 21.98) ranging from 8 months to 98 years.