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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2002;26(1):47-54.
Published online May 31, 2002.
A Statistical Analysis on Legal Autopsy in Chung-cheong Area of Korea in 2001: The Central District of National Institute of Scientific Investigation.
Dae Young Hur, Jang Hee Kim, Bong Woo Lee, Ho Lee, Joong Seok Seo
Department of Forensic medicine, Central District of National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Korea. mrkjhk@yahoo.co.kr
Abstract
We evaluated the data of scene examinations and forensic autopsy cases performed in Chung-cheong area of Korea in 2001. This statistical analysis is the first report in this area. A total of 13 cases of medical examination and 480 cases of forensic autopsy were analysed. The summary of the results are ; 1. Scene examination on the spot performed 13 cases. Among these cases, 10 cases were unnatural death. 5 cases were not necessary for autopsy. 2. The number of male was 298 cases(62%) and that of female 169 (35%). Male was as 1.7 times as female. The thirties were 111 cases(23%), the forties 108 (23%), and these two decades occupied almost half(46%). 3. Unnatural deaths were 304 cases (63.3%), natural 133 cases (27.1%), and the unknown 43 cases (9.0%). Among 304 unnatural deaths, suicide was 42 cases(8.8%), homicide 110 cases (22.9%), accident 121 cases (25.2%), and the undetermined 31 cases (6.5%). Homicide occupied 50.4% of trauma, 60.9% of blunt force injury excluding traffic and fall-down injury, and 99.8% of sharp force injury. The homicide rate in asphyxia was 56.1%, but it went up to 67.6% excluding hanging. It showed only 2 cases (2.1%) of homicide in poisoning. 4. Traumatic deaths were 141 cases, occupying 46.4% of 304 unnatural deaths, followed by poisoning. Blunt trauma was 46 cases (32.6%) and the leading cause of death in traumatic death. Poisoning was 47 cases (15.5%), among which the agrochemicals were leading causes (46.8%). Thermal injuries were 32 cases (10.5%), electrocution 2 cases (0.7%), and starvation/neglect 2 cases (0.7%), and 16 cases were due to medical procedures(5.3%). 5. Among 133 natural deaths, heart disease were 74 cases (55.6%), and vascular diseases 23 (17.3%), so these cardiovascular diseases were added up to 97 cases (72.9%). 6. Child deaths under the age of 10 were 38 cases. Homicide was 20 cases (80%) out of 25 unnatural deaths. Neonates including still births were the leading period of age in unnatural death, counting 16 cases (42.1%).
Key Words: Chung-cheong area, Statistical analysis, Legal autopsy, Scene examination


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