NCJ Number
246101
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 58 Issue: 3 Dated: May 2013 Pages: 697-699
Date Published
May 2013
Length
3 pages
Annotation
The aim of this research is to determine the prevalence of cattle-caused fatalities and the factors affecting it in a province of western Turkey.
Abstract
Cattle-caused injuries and deaths are much more than predicted. The aim of this research is to determine the prevalence of cattle-caused fatalities and the factors affecting it in a province of western Turkey. The court files on cattle-caused fatalities during a 15-year period between 1996 and 2010 were explored. The proportion of forensic-qualified deaths from the total of 3,753 was 0.9 percent (35/3753). Most of the cases were between the ages of 18 and 65 (60 percent). Most deaths occurred in the spring and summer months compared with autumn and winter months (9 and 22 vs. 3 and 1, respectively). The mortality rate was much higher in men compared with women (94.3 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively). The majority of deaths were caused by injuries on the chest (71.4 percent). The reason for most deaths was due to hemopneumothorax and lung injury (71.4 percent). Predicting the behavior of cattle may not always be possible, as such, it is advisable that one wears protective equipment when dealing with cattle. Abstract published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.