Öz
Amaç
Bu çalışmada, Adli Tıp Kliniği’mize trafik kazası nedeniyle başvuran olguların genel karakteristik özelliklerinin ve travma skorlama sistemleri kullanılarak yaralanma şiddetlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntemler
2015-2021 yılları arasında Adli Tıp Kliniği’nde trafik kazası nedeniyle adli rapor düzenlenen olgular çalışmaya dahil edildi.
Bulgular
Çalışmaya 802 olgu dahil edilmiş olup, %69,20’si (n=555) erkek, yaş ortalaması 36,10±19,62’dir (min.:1, max.:90). Araç içi trafik kazası geçiren mağdurların %62,30’unda (329/528) emniyet kemeri takılı değildi. Motosiklet kazası geçiren olguların %71,43’ünde (55/77) kask ve koruyucu ekipman bulunmamaktaydı. Yaş grupları ile yaralanma şiddeti arasında istatistiki olarak anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir (p<0,001). Araç dışı trafik kazalarında ve motosiklet kazalarında Yaralanma Ciddiyeti Skoru (YCS) ve Yeni YCS şiddeti anlamlı derecede daha yüksekti (p<0,001).
Sonuç
Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, trafik kazası mağdurlarının çoğunluğunun emniyet kemeri, kask veya koruyucu ekipman kullanmadığını göstermiştir. Bu nedenle emniyet kemeri, kask ve koruyucu ekipman kullanımının yaygınlaştırılması için toplumsal eğitimlerin ve reklamların arttırılması, karayolu güvenlik politikalarının yeniden değerlendirilmesi ve trafikte emniyet kemeri ve kask denetimlerinin daha da sıklaştırılması gerektiği düşüncesindeyiz.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Trafik kazası, yaralanma, travma skorları, emniyet kemeri, kask, adli tıp
Kaynakça
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