Abstract

According to hospital records, a 36 years old, 1.75 m in length, average weight man was brought to Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital by 112 ambulance at 01/07/2011, 21:20 PM with an injury caused by fracture of toilet seat cover when he was sitting. In the examination, a 20 cm length oblique section with active bleeding was seen at the right gluteal region and superior gluteal artery and vein injury was detected. Department of orthopedics controlled bleeding, patient admitted to intensive care unit but he was accepted as dead at 06:35 AM.

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  • According to World Health Organization (WHO), an accident is an incident that occurs unwillingly and causes physical and mental damage by a sudden external force

  • An accident that occurs in a home or around it are named as home accident and these are thought as a serious public health problem due to common related injuries [1]

  • A 20 cm length oblique section with active bleeding was seen at the right gluteal region and superior gluteal artery and vein injury was detected

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Introduction

According to World Health Organization (WHO), an accident is an incident that occurs unwillingly and causes physical and mental damage by a sudden external force. An accident that occurs in a home or around it are named as home accident and these are thought as a serious public health problem due to common related injuries [1]. Injuries can be classified by place and activity e.g. home or leisure accidents, occupational [3, 4].

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