title: Two accidental hanging cases of children.
abstract: The cases emphasise the implementation of safety measurements which may prevent the occurrence of accidental hanging in children. Two accidental hanging cases were autopsied at The Council of Forensic Medicine, Bursa Group Chairmanship, Morgue Department. The inquest papers written by police were examined and the scenes and autopsy findings are presented. The first case was a four year old girl and the second case was a five year old boy. Their manners of death were determined as an accident. The first accident occurred out of home, but the second accidental hanging occurred at home. It was seen that childhood deaths due to hanging are preventable. Detailed medico-legal investigation in order to elucidate the manner of death is required in similar cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gok
authors.affiliation: Kayseri Forensic Medicine Unit, Bursa Group Chairmanship, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.affiliation: Rize Forensic Medicine Unit, Bursa Group Chairmanship, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baduroglu
authors.affiliation: The Council of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Justice, Bursa Group Chairmanship, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fedakar
authors.affiliation: The Council of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Justice, Bursa Group Chairmanship, Turkey.
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.affiliation: The Council of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Justice, Bursa Group Chairmanship, Turkey.
authors.forename: Naile Esra
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Saka
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D001237:Asphyxia; D001344:Autopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Accident, Hanging, Death, Autopsy, Children.