An Analysis of Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department of An Education and Research Hospital: Forensic Cases

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore of the patients who admitted to the emergency department of a training and research hospital due to forensic cases in a year.

Method: In this study files of 145.250 patients who admitted to emergency department of a training and research hospital in a year were reviewed retrospectively. Cases were screened for age, gender, type of event. The data was collected from the registry book and evaluted by using 16.0 package program.

Results: We found that 5.844 (4%) of the admissions were legislative cases and 139.406 (96%) of them were non-legislative cases. The most common type of forensic case was traffic accidents with 37.6%.

Conclusion: Forensic case profiles have been issued for victims who apply for emergency services. In line with this profile, it is important for health professionals to follow judicial approach, care and related legal processes in the direction of multidisciplinary team approach.