Investigation of foreign national forensic cases in Denizli province

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the data of foreign national cases who underwent forensic autopsy and
applied to Forensic Medicine Units in Denizli province in the light of political, geographical, and socioeconomic
aspects, to contribute to domestic and foreign studies in this field, and to determine the preventable causes of
deaths.
Materials and methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medicolegal reports of foreign nationals who applied
to the Directorate of Forensic Medicine Council and Pamukkale University Department of Forensic Medicine and
foreign nationals who were autopsied in the Pamukkale University.
Results: It was observed that the number of autopsies performed on foreign nationals constituted 2.38% of all
autopsies. The most common country of origin of foreign national death cases was Syria with 25.6%. Among
the foreign national death cases, 29.1% (25) were tourists. The most common cause of death among foreign
deaths was natural origin (43%).
In the case of foreign nationals, 316 reports were issued for 271 cases. The most common country of origin of
the applicants was Iran with 33.2%. Of the applicants, 48.3% applied for reports on intentional injury.
Conclusions: Strict pregnancy follow-up, improving living conditions, and providing counseling services to
families on child care, neglect, and education are among the measures that can be taken to reduce mortality in
the 0-10 age group.
Considering that children are the future of society, it is of great importance that children who are dragged into
crime are supported at the earliest possible time.

Keywords

• Foreign nationals
• medicolegal report
• autopsy
• migration
• forensic medicine

Ethical Statement

Approval from the Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (dated 28/12/2021, numbered E-60116787-020-149488) was obtained for the research. In addition, institutional permissions necessary for the research were obtained from the Denizli Directorate of Forensic Medicine Council and the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute Scientific Research and Education Committee.

Denizli ilindeki yabancı uyruklu adli olguların incelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Denizli ilinde Adli Tıp Birimlerine başvuran ve adli otopsi yapılan yabancı uyruklu olguların
verilerinin politik, coğrafi ve sosyoekonomik açılardan değerlendirilmesi, bu alanda yurt içi ve yurt dışında yapılan
çalışmalara katkı sağlanması ve önlenebilir ölüm nedenlerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve yöntem: Denizli Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü ve Pamukkale Üniversitesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı'na
başvuran yabancı uyruklu olguların ve Pamukkale Üniversitesi'nde otopsisi yapılan yabancı uyruklu olguların
adli raporlarını retrospektif olarak analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Yabancı uyruklu olgulara yapılan otopsi sayısının tüm otopsilerin %2,38'ini oluşturduğu görülmüştür.
Yabancı uyruklu ölüm olgularının en sık görülen menşei %25,6 ile Suriye olmuştur. Yabancı uyruklu ölüm
olgularının %29,1'i (25) turisttir. Yabancı ölümlerde en sık görülen ölüm nedeni doğal neden (%43) olmuştur.
Yabancı uyruklularda 271 vaka için 316 rapor düzenlenmiştir. Başvuranların en sık geldiği ülke %33,2 ile İran
olmuştur. Başvuranların %48,3'ü kasten yaralama raporu için başvuruda bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: 0-10 yaş grubunda ölüm oranını azaltmak için alınabilecek önlemler arasında sıkı gebelik takibi, yaşam
koşullarının iyileştirilmesi ve ailelere çocuk bakımı, ihmal ve eğitim konusunda danışmanlık hizmeti verilmesi
yer almaktadır. Çocukların toplumun geleceği olduğu düşünüldüğünde suça sürüklenen çocukların en erken
zamanda desteklenmesi büyük önem taşımaktadır.

Keywords

• Yabancı uyruklular
• adli rapor
• otopsi
• göç
• adli tıp

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