Aim: In this study, it was aimed to define the forensic report records of cases aged 65 and over at the time of the incident, to determine the distribution of the incident according to years and months, age, gender, organs affected by trauma, and type of incident.
Materials and Methods: 56 cases whose age was 65 years and above at the time of the incident were retrospectively examined; it was evaluated according to the “Guide for Forensic Medicine Evaluation of Injury Crimes Defined in the Turkish Penal Code” in terms of year, month, type of incident, age, gender, causes of trauma, and injury areas. The cases were evaluated at Inonu University, Department of Forensic Medicine between January 2013 and December 2021.
Results: Of the 56 evaluated cases, 34 (60.7%) were male and 22 (39.3%) were female. The cases were aged between 65-74 with 33 cases (58.9%), and then 75-84 years with 20 cases (35.7%). The mean age was 73.25±6.52 years and the maximum age was 91. Traffic accidents were the most common cause of trauma with 53.6%. Head and neck were the most affected body area.
Conclusion: The damage caused by similar traumas in elderly individuals can be much more than in other age groups. In order to reduce material and moral losses due to trauma, ergonomic designs that will make the lives of the elderly easier in daily life should be used and space-oriented solutions should be preferred.
Key words: Trauma, 65 years old, forensic reports, forensic cases
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