A medicolegal evaluation of geriatric cases with traumatic injuries
ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.29, no.1, pp.59-67, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 29 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2023
- Doi Number: 10.14744/tjtes.2022.89039
- Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.59-67
- Keywords: Abuse of the elderly, forensic medicine, traumatic injury, EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT
- Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.