Carbon monoxide-related deaths in Ankara between 2001 and 2011

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dc.contributor.authorUysal, Cem
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Safa
dc.contributor.authorAltuntas, Aynur Duzgun
dc.contributor.authorKandemir, Eyup
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKarapirli, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorSezer, Sevilay
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:20:29Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:20:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology of unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings (between 2001 and 2011) in Ankara, Turkey. Methods: Data were collected from the records of Ankara Branch of Council of Forensic Medicine and the licensed official institutes and hospitals for medico-legal autopsies. A total of 10 720 medico-legal autopsy reports were obtained and reviewed by the authors. Results: Among 622 fatal poisoning cases during the period, 380 deaths were due to unintentional CO poisoning. The mean CO saturation of the groups was 55.4 +/- 13.4 (% saturation). The minimum and maximum levels of CO in blood was 3.6 and 86.5 (% saturation), respectively. Of all the fatal poisonings determined by Ankara Branch of Council of Forensic Medicine, CO poisoning was the most common mortality cause (61.1%). Among the cases, 301 (79.2%) were found to be death in their houses, 43 (11.3%) in hospitals, 15 (3.9%) in their workplaces and 11 (2.9%) in some public places such as park and garden. Most of the cases were from the capital city of Turkey, Ankara (n = 203, 53.4%). When we compared the cities according to their population, it was realized that the highest death rate due to CO poisoning was in Kirikkale (12.3/100 000), followed by Karabuk (8.3/100 000), Cankiri (7.8/100 000) and Kirsehir (5.0/100 000). Discussion and conclusion: These findings add new data to the pool of knowledge in terms of the need of safety, proper heating system instructions and more education on CO poisoning in Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/08958378.2012.760020
dc.identifier.endpage106en_US
dc.identifier.issn0895-8378
dc.identifier.issn1091-7691
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23363042
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84873300385
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage102en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3109/08958378.2012.760020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19081
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000314302900005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofInhalation Toxicology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCarbon Monoxideen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectIntoxicationen_US
dc.subjectPoisoningen_US
dc.titleCarbon monoxide-related deaths in Ankara between 2001 and 2011en_US
dc.titleCarbon monoxide-related deaths in Ankara between 2001 and 2011
dc.typeArticleen_US

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