A 9-year retrospective review of lightning deaths from the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey

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dc.authoridTurkmen, Samdanci, Emine/0000-0002-0034-5186
dc.authoridDündar, Ahmet Sedat/0000-0002-4029-2613
dc.authorwosidTurkmen, Samdanci, Emine/ABH-4716-2020
dc.authorwosidDündar, Ahmet Sedat/GXW-1515-2022
dc.contributor.authorOruc, Mucahit
dc.contributor.authorDundar, Ahmet Sedat
dc.contributor.authorSamdanci, Emine Turkmen
dc.contributor.authorCelbis, Osman
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:52:13Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:52:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, deaths from lightning strikes in Eastern Turkey revealed distinct patterns in lifestyle and physical injury. Farmers, sailors, and those engaged in outdoor sports are all at risk of being struck by lightning. Death from a lightning strike is associated with cardiovascular and central nervous system damage. This study examines cases of autopsies that were performed on bodies that had suffered a lightning strike, including sociodemographic data, burns on the body, injured regions, histopathological findings, and causes of death. This retrospective evaluation included 17 cases. The cases comprised 88.2% males and 11.8% females, with a mean age of 41.5 years. The person's occupation was farmer in 29.4% of the cases and shepherd in 70.6%. Their deaths occurred most frequently in the summer months. Deaths associated with lightning strikes are more frequent in east of Turkey than in other regions, as agriculture and livestock are common sources of income. The majority of the victims among the cases were males working outside because of their occupations. Histopathologically, subarachnoid fresh bleeding was seen in five cases, subpleural fresh bleeding in the lungs in five cases, and interlobular rupture in the lungs in three cases. Deaths associated with lightning strikes have been correlated with a low level of education in this subject. This study is the largest case study of deaths associated with lightning strikes in Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12024-022-00512-2
dc.identifier.endpage145en_US
dc.identifier.issn1547-769X
dc.identifier.issn1556-2891
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid35930215en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85135441873en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage139en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00512-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/100822
dc.identifier.volume19en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000836536200001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHumana Press Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofForensic Science Medicine and Pathologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectLightning strikeen_US
dc.subjectKeraunopathologyen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectAutopsy findingsen_US
dc.subjectLichtenberg figureen_US
dc.titleA 9-year retrospective review of lightning deaths from the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeReview Articleen_US

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