[Clinical approach to foreign body aspirations in children and legal results].

Foreign body aspirations are a serious respiratory condition that can threaten life, particularly in childhood, in the first three years of life. In our article, the approach observed in physicians who face foreign body aspirations in the pediatric age group are analyzed and the approach proposed in these cases are discussed under the current literature and relevant legal regulations.

Risk factors for violence against women by intimate partners in Sakarya, Turkey.

Objectives: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem in many countries including Turkey, with serious short- and long-term physical and mental health consequences, as well as significant social and public health costs. To understand the violence characteristics and the individual risk factors for both the married women victims and the perpetrator partners are the objectives of this study.

Methodology: 243 married women, who have consulted to hospitals and village clinics between 2008 and 2009 with the mean age of 36.

Consistency of postmortem interval estimations of physicians using only postmortem changes of putrefied dead bodies.

The postmortem interval is estimated based on physical, biochemical, and morphologic changes in dead bodies, scene investigation findings, and judicial investigation findings. Many factors affect the onset and the course of the postmortem changes. There is no established method for accurate estimation of the postmortem interval, especially with regard to putrefied dead bodies.

Infection control implementations at forensic medicine practice: a national survey in Turkey.

Because forensic medicine workers have a greater occupational risk for infectious diseases, strict rules and measures against infections must be implemented at every stage of forensic medicine practices. In this study, we aim to evaluate the infection control implementations in forensic medicine practices in Turkey.A questionnaire survey was mailed to forensic medicine specialists and residents between April and June 2005.

Deaths from drug overdose and toxicity in Turkey: 1997-2001.

Turkey is located on the main overland connection between Asia and Europe, making the country potentially vulnerable to drug trafficking and its associated harms. The aim of the present study is to explore the frequency of all deaths from drug overdose and toxicity in Turkey and to describe some of the characteristics of these deaths. We collected data on all deaths from drugs in Turkey between 1997 and 2001 using records from the Council of Forensic Medicine.

Acute pesticide poisoning related deaths in Turkey.

This study determined the spectrum of deaths due to acute agrochemical poisoning in Turkey. Data was obtained from all autopsy reports performed between 1997 and 2001, compiled by the Institute of Forensic Medicine (which is a department of the Ministry of Justice), and evaluated retrospectively. There were 3990 deaths by intoxication of one form or another.

Fatal occupational injuries in the construction sector in Kocaeli, Turkey, 1990--2001.

In Turkey, the construction sector is responsible for the largest number of work-related fatalities among all industries. This study's objective is to determine the characteristics of the fatalities in the construction sector in Kocaeli Province. The study was carried out retrospectively by investigating the records of occupational deaths between 1990 and 2001 in the Kocaeli District of Turkey.

Fatal occupational injuries among workers in Kocaeli, Turkey, 1990-1999.

The authors evaluated occupational accidents in Kocaeli, Turkey, using epidemiologic criteria. Data were derived from the registries of the service on Occupational Injuries and Diseases of the Social Insurance Institution's District Authority in Kocaeli. The analysis was based on data from 387 deaths.