Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents

AYDOĞDU, HALİL İLHAN; Altınok, Mehmet; Özsoy, Sait; Ketenci, Huseyin Cetin

doi:10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915

Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents

Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci, (Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Rize-Türkiye)

Sait Özsoy, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Gülhane Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Ankara-Türkiye)

Halil İlhan Aydoğdu, (Adli Tıp Kurumu, İstanbul-Türkiye)

Mehmet Altınok (Adli Tıp Kurumu, İstanbul-Türkiye)

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 28 Sayı: 8 Sayfa Aralığı: 1115 - 1121 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915 İndeks Tarihi: 03-11-2022

Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents

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BACKGROUND: Traffic accidents are among the most common causes of death. A small proportion of drownings are associated with traffic accidents. The roads in the Eastern Black Sea Region, where the study was conducted are fairly close to the seas, rivers, and ponds. This study aims to evaluate the cases who underwent autopsies after the traffic accident between 2009 and 2016 and who were found to have died as a result of drowning. METHODS: A retrospective examination was made of the autopsy reports in the period 2009–2016. RESULTS: As a result of the examination of forensic reports, from a total of 7124 autopsies performed in our center between 2009 and 2016, 41 (0.57%) were seen to be due to death in a traffic accident that resulted in drowning. Of the vehicles involved in the ac- cidents, 30 (73.2%) were retrieved from a river/stream, 7 (17.1%) from a lake, and 4 (9.7%) from the sea. In all 39 cases, the primary cause of death was determined as asphyxia related to drowning. Other reasons affecting death were traumatic intracranial bleeding in 7 (17.1%) cases, medulla spinalis injury in 4 (9.7%), and pulmonary injury in 2 (4.9%). CONCLUSION: It was determined in the study that the typical autopsy results of trauma and drowning after a traffic accident could coexist. Drowning alone could be the cause of death, even though there was a traumatic origin such as a traffic accident in such cases. It was revealed that chemical and microscopic examinations should be handled together with crime scene results and eyewitness statements in addition to traumatic results during the examination phas

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APA	Ketenci H, Özsoy S, AYDOĞDU H, Altınok M (2022). Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. , 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
Chicago	Ketenci Huseyin Cetin,Özsoy Sait,AYDOĞDU HALİL İLHAN,Altınok Mehmet Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. (2022): 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
MLA	Ketenci Huseyin Cetin,Özsoy Sait,AYDOĞDU HALİL İLHAN,Altınok Mehmet Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. , 2022, ss.1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
AMA	Ketenci H,Özsoy S,AYDOĞDU H,Altınok M Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. . 2022; 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
Vancouver	Ketenci H,Özsoy S,AYDOĞDU H,Altınok M Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. . 2022; 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
IEEE	Ketenci H,Özsoy S,AYDOĞDU H,Altınok M "Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents." , ss.1115 - 1121, 2022. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
ISNAD	Ketenci, Huseyin Cetin vd. "Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents". (2022), 1115-1121. https://doi.org/10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915

APA	Ketenci H, Özsoy S, AYDOĞDU H, Altınok M (2022). Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 28(8), 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
Chicago	Ketenci Huseyin Cetin,Özsoy Sait,AYDOĞDU HALİL İLHAN,Altınok Mehmet Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi 28, no.8 (2022): 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
MLA	Ketenci Huseyin Cetin,Özsoy Sait,AYDOĞDU HALİL İLHAN,Altınok Mehmet Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, vol.28, no.8, 2022, ss.1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
AMA	Ketenci H,Özsoy S,AYDOĞDU H,Altınok M Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi. 2022; 28(8): 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
Vancouver	Ketenci H,Özsoy S,AYDOĞDU H,Altınok M Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi. 2022; 28(8): 1115 - 1121. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
IEEE	Ketenci H,Özsoy S,AYDOĞDU H,Altınok M "Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents." Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 28, ss.1115 - 1121, 2022. 10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915
ISNAD	Ketenci, Huseyin Cetin vd. "Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents". Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi 28/8 (2022), 1115-1121. https://doi.org/10.14744/tjtes.2021.35915