Case of elderly abuse and violence against women: nose amputation
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Nose is an organ for breathing and smelling and an important aesthetic factor in the middle of the face and it is vulnerable to traumas. Thus, we encounter nosebleeds frequently particularly in violence cases. We aim to remember that violence can come across clinicians in different formats in elderly patients by discussing domestic violence, violence to women and elderly abuse on a rare case. In act of violence, there is also a tendency of attacking aesthetic organs and protruding organs due to their anatomic forms. We encounter the amputation of nasal pyramid in history as a punishment of adultery and thievery in ancient civilizations as law enforcements. Nose as an important aesthetic factor of face, is possible to be attacked on purpose in order to take revenge or is jealousy cases. Similar to our case, we might encounter it as a type of elderly abuse and violence against women. According to World Health Organization Toronto Declaration, elderly abuse is: “acts of one or multiple inconvenient behaviors that harm the elders or distress them in a relationship with expectations of trust” Although nose replantation and reconstruction can be performed successfully with modern medical possibilities, erasing the marks of mental trauma is not easy at all. Therefore, in all age groups, legal acts must be done, educational programs and social society activities must be planned and creating awareness must be aimed in order to prevent violence and abuse. In abuse cases despite all protective measures, as a part of secondary and tertiary protection, it is significant to provide social and medical support and fallow-up in oncoming periods.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Olgu Sunumu
Yazarlar
İlhan Halil Aydoğdu
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon
Türkiye
Güven Seçkin Kırcı
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon
Türkiye
Hasan Okumuş
Bu kişi benim
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon
Türkiye
Mehmet Askay
Bu kişi benim
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon
Türkiye
Erdal Özer
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon
Türkiye
İsmail Birincioğlu
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
4 Temmuz 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
21 Mayıs 2016
Kabul Tarihi
4 Mayıs 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2