Citation

Zǎvoi R, Marinescu A, Stanca L, Albiţa C. Rom. J. Leg. Med. 2006; 14(4): 300-304.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Romanian Legal Medicine Society)

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Abstract

Adolescents comprise an eclectic mix of people vitally important to society, yet long-term comprehensive studies on the circumstances of their deaths are lacking in the pediatric forensic literature. The authors reviewed all forensic cases referred to the Institute of Legal Medicine Craiova between January 2001 and December 2005. In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of adolescents, only decedents 10-19 years of age were included. The authors examined the cause and manner of death, age, gender, and of the victims in all cases. The toxicology results, perpetrator, death scenario and location, and victim traits were analyzed when available. For all adolescents, the most common manner of death was accident followed by homicide, suicide, natural, and undetermined. Within the adolescent population two distinct groups, 10-14 years old and 15-19 years old, were identified. Though both groups were similar in that they experienced a high number of accidental deaths, decedents of older age group suffered a higher percentage of violent deaths. © 2006 Romanian Society of Legal Medicine.

Language: romanian

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; Adolescent; gender; homicide; suicide; Toxicology; Death; female; male; accident; cause of death; forensic medicine; risk assessment; review; toxicology; major clinical study; controlled study; victim; school child; age distribution; groups by age; offender; fatality; world health organization; accidental death; Romania