Comparison of Turkish Injury Scale (TIS) with the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)

Review of forensic assessments of female referals to the branch of legal medicine, Malatya region, Turkey – 1996–2000

“…30,31 Table 4 aims to list the results of traumarelated injuries according to TPC 456, in order to present the complexion of this paragraph. 21,32 According to TPC 456/4 legal proceedings rely upon victimÕs complaint, if no deadly instrument by all means has been involved. If the woman is not willing or able to cooperate with the prosecution the batterer will not be hold accountable for his actions.…”

The usefulness of trauma scores in determining the life threatening condition of trauma victims for writing medical-legal reports

“…11 15 25 26 In the Turkish legal system, the main concern is the potential harm and life threatening condition that will be caused if treatment were not provided at all. 3 As ISS is the most widely used highly sensitive and specific measure of injury severity in patients with trauma, and life threatening manner is related to the severity of the injury, ISS can be used for making judgement as to whether the traumatic injury was a life threatening one or not. 2 Recent studies have demonstrated that RTS and TRISS were effective in assessing the anatomical and physiological severity of injury, estimating survival probability, evaluating trauma care, and improving the care of injured patients.…”

“…These reports are very important and are the basis of the forensic judgment. [1][2][3] As mentioned in section 456 of the Turkish Penalty Code, the severity of the victim's injury, which determines the severity of the criminal penalty, is divided into four parts. Turkish Penal Code, section 456, part 1 and 4 covers minor and simple injuries that result in a sentence ranging from 2 months to 1 year in prison, whereas part 2 and 3 covers major and severe injuries that result in a sentence ranging from 2-10 years in prison.…”

Forensic reporting and legal responsibility in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

“…Yasanın tanımladığı unsurların tıbbi olarak standardizasyonu ve tüm ülkede eşit ve rahat uygulanabilir olması gereği üzerine yeni TCK çerçevesinde düzenlenecek adli raporlar için Adalet Bakanlığı Adli Tıp Kurumu; Adli Tıp Uzmanları Derneği ve Adli Tıp Derneği tarafından Haziran 2005'de yayınlanan ve 1 Temmuz 2013 tarihinde güncellenen kılavuzun oluşturulmasında ilk olarak Günay ve ark. [7] tarafından 2003 yılında anatomik bir skorlama sistemi olan kısaltılmış yara cetveli (KYC) üzerine yapmış olduğu çalışmalar temel alınmıştır. Uygulama standartlarının oluşturulması ve geriye dönük adli tıbbi incelemelerin yoğun şekilde hasta tıbbi kayıtları üzerinden yapıldığı gerçeğinden yola çıkılarak fizyolojik veriler göz önüne alınmadan anatomik bir skorlama sistemi olan kısaltılmış yara cetvelinden yararlanılmasına karar verilmiştir.…”