Dicle Üniversitesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalınca 2012-2015 Yılları Arasında Düzenlenen Adli Raporların Retrospektif Olarak Değerlendirilmesi

Objective: The aim of the present study was to address socio-cultural and demographic characteristics of forensic cases referred to Forensic Medicine Department of Dicle University between 2012 and 2015. Methods: The present study reviewed the judicial reports issued by Forensic Medicine Department of Dicle Univer­sity Medical Faculty between 2012 and 2015 retrospec­tively and assessed the cases in terms of case type, age, gender, referral time, referring judicial authority and deci­sions made in the reports. Results: The present study enrolled 2758 cases includ­ing 1793 (65%) males and 965 (35%) females. Age range of majority of the cases was 11 and 20 years in 1182 (42.9%) patients, followed by 21 and 30 years in 622 (22.6%) patients and over 61 years in 64 (2.3%) years. The age average was 23.59 ± 13.9. Conclusion: Complete and proper record keeping in medicolegal cases are crucial to prevent unjust treat­ment of the physician and the patient during further legal process. In this manner, the physicians who meet judicial cases frequently and have a higher risk of malpractice should be trained regularly.