Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10-year retrospective examination in Şanlıurfa, Southeast Turkey (2012-2022).
Turkey
electrical injury
forensic pathology
high-voltage injury (HVI)
low-voltage injury (LVI)
pediatric
Journal
Journal of forensic sciences
ISSN: 1556-4029
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375370
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
Historique:
revised:
18
07
2023
received:
30
03
2023
accepted:
21
07
2023
medline:
27
10
2023
pubmed:
10
8
2023
entrez:
10
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Electric shock injuries (EIs) have high rates of morbidity and mortality in both children and adults. The aim of this study was to examine autopsy cases resulting from EIs and to compare pediatric and adult groups with respect to sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, location of the incident, electricity entry-exit wound characteristics, current direction, pathological effects of the electric shocks on the body, and cause of death. A total of 8075 autopsies conducted between 2012 and 2022 were retrospectively examined. Şanliurfa is a city in the southeast of Turkey with the highest birth rate in the country. Of 123 cases of death resulting from EIs in Şanliurfa, 58 (47.2%) were children (age < 18 years). In the majority of children (81%), a low-voltage injury resulted from a domestic appliance while the children were playing at home in a rural area. In the vast majority of adults, a high-voltage injury (HVI) resulted from a workplace accident due to working with HVI materials in an area outside the home. The manner of death was accidental in all the electric shock injuries. The electricity entry and exit wounds formed as a result of EIs had similar characteristics in both children and adults, with no significant difference identified. In the province of Şanliurfa, Turkey, which borders Syria and where the main occupation is agricultural activities, there is a need to increase electrical safety precautions within the home, educate parents, and increase electrical safety conditions and worker education in the workplace.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37559212
doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15351
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2076-2084Informations de copyright
© 2023 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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