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NCT Number: NCT03133702

Traumatic Characteristics of the Forensic Cases Admitted to Emergency Department and Errors in the Forensic Reports

Objectives: to detect the mistakes and deficiencies of the forensic reports which was written and to detect the injury characteristics of the forensic cases applied to emergency service of a tertiary hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergencies Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Trauma Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–120 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Adıyaman, Central, 02000, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

All patients who applied for reasons such as crushing, traffic accidents, firearms and explosive injuries, assault, all kinds of injuries, burns, electric shock, asphyxia, torture, child abuse, falls and other injuries, poisoning and suicide attempt are a forensic case.Traumatic forensic cases are often confronted in emergency departments, Aim to this study is to detect the mistakes and deficiencies of the forensic reports which was written and also aimed to detect the injury characteristics of the forensic cases applied to emergency department which is the most important center in region at a tertiary hospital.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Traumatic forensic cases which written a forensic report were included in study.

Exclusion criteria

  • The forensic cases which can not be reached the forensic report and patients' emergency department chart

Treatment and study plan

Forensic cases

Other

Forensic cases which were admitted to the Emergency Department

Primary outcomes

  1. Forensic cases admitted to Emergency department

    Time frame: one year

    Forensic cases by data obtained from medical records

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Characteristics of the Traumatic Forensic Cases Admitted to Emergency Department and Errors in the Forensic Reports

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 28, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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