Asphyxial deaths: A retrospective study and review of the literature
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, cilt.27, sa.2, ss.134-144, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.paf.0000221082.72186.2e
- Dergi Adı: American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.134-144
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Autopsy, Cause of death, Manner of death, Method of asphyxiation
- Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
An increasing death rate as a result of violence constitutes a large group in medicolegal autopsies. Specially, deaths due to asphyxia are one of the most important causes in violence deaths.During the 21-year period from January 1984 to October 2004, there were 134 asphyxial deaths autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. Asphyxial deaths comprise 15.7% of all forensic autopsies; 20.8% of the cases are aged between 30 and 39 years, and the average age was 41.9 years. Males constitute 79.8% of all the cases.The most frequent method of asphyxiation death is hanging (56 cases, 41.8%), followed by drowning (30.5%) and carbon monoxide poisoning (8.2%). More violent methods, such as ligature or manual strangulations, constitute 2.9% and 2.3% of all asphyxial deaths, respectively. Although it was varying according to the methods of asphyxiation, suicide was found to be the manner of death in the majority of the cases. Copyright © 2006 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.