A medicolegal evaluation of geriatric cases with traumatic injuries

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BAĞCI G., KIRCI G. S.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.29, sa.1, ss.59-67, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2023
• Doi Numarası: 10.14744/tjtes.2022.89039
• Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-67
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Abuse of the elderly, forensic medicine, traumatic injury, EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT
• Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: The morbidity and mortality of traumatic injuries are higher in individuals aged >65 years, which are a population group showing an increase worldwide, compared to other age groups. The aim of this study was to compare the medicolegal aspects, such as abuse of the elderly with the morbidity and mortality rates of injuries resulting from trauma by examining the age, gender, trauma history, type of traumatic injury, clinical progress following injury, elderly abuse, and the care environment of the person in cases aged 65 years and older.