Citation

Atilgan M, Demirçin S. J. Forensic Leg. Med. 2013; 20(6): 644-646.

Affiliation

Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Department of Forensic Medicine, Turkey. Electronic address: atilgan@akdeniz.edu.tr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.035

PMID

23910852

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of suicidal childhood deaths with the use of firearms that occurred from 2000 to 2009 in Antalya. The autopsy reports of the Antalya branch of the Turkish Forensic Medicine Council and judicial records were reviewed retrospectively. There were 60 suicidal deaths between 0 and 18 years of age. Firearms were used in 20 cases (11 males, 9 females). The shotgun (n = 15) was the most frequently used weapon. The site of bullet entries were the chest (n = 6), abdomen (n = 5), right temple (n = 5), mouth (n = 2) and neck (n = 2). Most suicides (n = 16) were in the home. In contrast to many other studies, the most frequently used weapon for suicides was the shotgun in this study.

Language: en