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Information and approaches of emergency department physicians in the Cappadocia region regarding the preparation of forensic reports
Abstract
Aims: Forensic reports; these are physician’s opinion and opinion reports, which are mostly prepared by emergency room physicians regarding the medical conditions of people and reported to the judicial authorities. In this study; it was aimed to examine the attitudes and behaviors of emergency physicians working in the Cappadocia region regarding the preparation of forensic reports.
Methods: This cross-sectional study; it was conducted with a survey applied to 73 emergency physicians working in Nevşehir city center and districts. The data was created based on the answers given to this survey form.
Results: The majority of physicians participating in the study are general practitioners (87.7%). The average length of service of the participants is 2.3 1.1 years. Most physicians reported that the forensic medicine training they received was insufficient (75.3%). Survey answers of the participants; They were compared in terms of their titles, length of service and forensic medicine training.
Conclusion: Regular in-service training should be provided at intervals so that more appropriate forensic reports can be kept and physicians can have more information about the legal part of forensic reports.

Keywords : Forensic medicine, forensic report, emergency service

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Article available in :
Volume 6, Issue 1, 2024
Page : 6-10
https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1370546
Article Information
Received : 03 Eki 2023
Accepted : 19 Kas 2023
Published : 15 Oca 2024
Corresponding Author :

Necmi Baykan: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkiye

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Citation : Yakar Ş, Baykan N, İpekten F, Çakır YE. Information and approaches of emergency department physicians in the Cappadocia region regarding the preparation of forensic reports. Anatolian Curr Med J. 2024;6(1):6-10.

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