Evaluation of occupational injury cases in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Ankara University Medical Faculty between 1993-2003 İş kazasi nedeni̇yle 1993-2003 yillari arasinda aütf adli̇ tip anabi̇li̇m dalina başvuran olgularin deǧerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

CANTÜRK G., Eşiyok B., Yaşar H., Doǧan B., Hanci H.

Erciyes Tip Dergisi, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.1-6, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: Erciyes Tip Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-6
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Accident, occupational, Disability, Trauma
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: In this study, occupational injury cases admitted to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Ankara University Medical Faculty and official forensic reports after the obligatory examinations were analysed in terms of sex, age, time, trauma location, and rate of disability. Material and Methods: This study is composed of all individuals with occupational injuries who had been examined in order to determine individual percent of disability by The Department of Forensic Medicine, Ankara University Medical Faculty between July 1, 1993- June 30, 2003. Thirty-two people were included in the study, (31 male and 1 female). Results: The results indicated that the age group with the greatest percentage (31.1%) of trauma was between 31-40 years. The most common location of injury was in the hand (43.7%). The most common disability was joint ankylosis (33.3%). Conclusion: 42.8% of cases had 31.0% or higher ratio of disability. We compared our results with other studies in the literature.