Citation

Yıldırım A, Özer E. J. Contemp. Med. 2011; 1(1): 29-34.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, The journal, Publisher ScopeMed-GESDAV)

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Abstract

Suicide is a major public health problem in Turkey and throughout the world. Suicide methods will vary between the various communities the most common types of suicides are hanging, using chemicals and using firearms (pistol, shotgun). Connected with easy availability of shotguns suicide cases with using shotgun is significantly increasing in recent years. In our study, suicides with a shotgun, are evaluated in terms of shooting distance and its characteristics, origin, area of suicide, shooting (crime) scene, sex and age.

Key words: Shotgun, suicide, autopsy, forensic medicine

Language: tr