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

NCT ID: NCT03133702

Last Updated: 2017-04-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

4300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-01

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Emergencies Trauma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Forensic cases

Forensic cases which were admitted to the Emergency Department

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Adiyaman University Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Umut Gulacti

Dr

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Umut Gulacti

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Adiyaman University of Medical Faculty

Locations

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Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Adıyaman, Central, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Buchanan A, Norko M. The forensic evaluation and report: an agenda for research. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2013;41(3):359-65.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24051588 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ADYU 6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id