TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Evaluation of death cases connected to electric current in Aydin Province, Western Turkey
JO  - Workplace health and safety
A1  - Dirlik, Musa
A1  - Gün, Berk
A1  - Kallem, Füsun Ç
SP  - 546
EP  - 550
VL  - 63
IS  - 12
N2  - In this article, the authors discuss electric shock fatalities in Aydın province and compare these findings with the findings of other studies conducted in Turkey and worldwide. Data were gathered from 2001-2013 autopsy reports retrospectively. A total of 34 cases were reviewed in terms of age and gender, scene and time of event, number of lesions and their locations, organ injuries, origin of electricity, and degree of burns. In all cases, electrical death was accidental. Electrical shock fatalities were most common in the 30 to 39 age group. Fourteen cases (41.2%) involved workers: 7 cases (2.6%) were agricultural workers, 4 cases (11.8%) were housewives, 2 (5.9%) were electrical workers, and 7 (20.6%) were unemployed or in other occupations. The authors are addressing this public health problem to minimize the number of electrical deaths.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2165-0799
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079915608403
ID  - ref1
ER  -