@entity542 -Related Deaths Among Preschool @entity1 in Istanbul, XXXX .

@entity1 @entity174 @entity233 @entity542 @entity5861 @entity204 @entity130
OBJECTIVE: @entity542 takes place among the leading causes of mortality in @entity1 . This study aimed to determine the risk factors of @entity542 -related @entity204 among @entity1 younger than 5 years in Istanbul, @entity233 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was conducted using the records of the Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul. The records of cases autopsied between 2008 and 2012 were retrospectively investigated. Of all preschool @entity1 @entity204 , 203 @entity542 -related @entity204 were included in the study. RESULTS: Of all, 117 (57.6%) were males and 86 (42.4%) were females. Most cases (107, 52.70%) were between the ages of 12 and 36 months. The most common mechanism of injury was "fall from a height" with 97 cases (47.78%), followed by "traffic accidents" (67, 33%) and "hit by falling objects" (19, 9.35%). Skull @entity174 was detected in 176 cases (86.69%), of which 81 (46.02%) were characterized with linear @entity174 . Furthermore, skull @entity174 was accompanied by 1 or more skeletal bone @entity174 in 64 cases. @entity5861 was investigated in 5 cases of suspected physical abuse and only 2 of them showed @entity5861 findings. CONCLUSIONS: Obtained findings revealed that fall from a height was the leading cause of @entity204 among unnatural @entity204 in @entity1 younger than 5 years. Domestic accident was found to be a significant risk factor in childhood @entity204 . Traffic fatalities were among leading causes of @entity204 in childhood in our country, likewise in all around the world. @entity1 were found to be more vulnerable to @entity130 when they start to move around with incomplete motor skills. Therefore, education of parents in terms of @entity1 supervision and installing safety precautions toward preschool @entity1 will be helpful in preventing such injuries. On the contrary to some findings in the literature, more severe lesions were also prominent even in case of short-range falls from a height.
