Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on forensic cases in a paediatric emergency department in Türkiye.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused people to stay indoors, resulting in social isolation and reluctance to access healthcare services in hospitals because of the fear of acquiring COVID-19. This fear caused a decrease in health service utilization during the pandemic.

Aims: To compare paediatric forensic cases admitted to an emergency department before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.