A Retrospective Evaluation Of Judicial Reports Issued By Forensic Medicine Department Of
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2016, Vol 43, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to address socio-cultural and demographic characteristics of forensic cases referred to Forensic Medicine Department of Dicle University between 2012 and 2015. Methods: The present study reviewed the judicial reports issued by Forensic Medicine Department of Dicle University Medical Faculty between 2012 and 2015 retrospectively and assessed the cases in terms of case type, age, gender, referral time, referring judicial authority and decisions made in the reports. Results: The present study enrolled 2758 cases including 1793 (65%) males and 965 (35%) females. Age range of majority of the cases was 11 and 20 years in 1182 (42.9%) patients, followed by 21 and 30 years in 622 (22.6%) patients and over 61 years in 64 (2.3%) years. The age average was 23.59 ± 13.9. Conclusion: Complete and proper record keeping in medicolegal cases are crucial to prevent unjust treatment of the physician and the patient during further legal process. In this manner, the physicians who meet judicial cases frequently and have a higher risk of malpractice should be trained regularly. Key words: Forensic cases, forensic reports, forensic medicine
Authors and Affiliations
Yaşar Tıraşçı, Ubeydullah Durmaz, Aydın Altınal, Kasım Bulut, Yusuf Özdemir, Duygu Cengiz, Cem Uysal, Süleyman Gören
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