Factors associated with challenges in skin wound length and depth prediction of physicians in forensic cases

Seval Komut; Burak Gümüş; Burcu Doğan; Oğuz Kağan Uludağ; Salih Yağcı; Mert Barındık; Ali Kemal Erenler

Makale detayları

Factors associated with challenges in skin wound length and depth prediction of physicians in forensic cases

Yazarlar:

Seval Komut | Burak Gümüş | Burcu Doğan | Oğuz Kağan Uludağ | Salih Yağcı | Mert Barındık | Ali Kemal Erenler

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine Vol.6 Issue 3, pp.586-591

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290559

pISSN:

2636-8579

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Aim: We aimed to display factors associated with error rates in identifying skin lesions with subjective methods and determine potential effectiveness of objective and metric measurements on judicial processes which may result in unwanted social and legal outcomes and raise the awareness of physicians. Material and Method: We made an incision on a piece of sponge with a lencet in order to model a skin lesion. The length and depth of the lesion was measured by compass device. Then, a face to face interview was planned with the physicians working in the hospital and they were asked to estimate the length and depth of the lesion. Estimations of the physicians were recorded. Results: Total of 146 physicians were involved into the study. Of these, 41.8 n61 were female and 58.2 n85 were male. Mean age of the physicians was 33.467.94 24-61 years. Of the physicians, 7.5 n11 were a member of basic medical sciences, 26 n38 were a member of surgical medical sciences and 21.9 n32 were practitioner physician. When titles of the physicians were investigated, it was found that 21.9 n32 were practitioners, 34.9 n51 were residents, 34.9 n51 were specialists, 8.2 n12 were lecturers. The rate of the participants who estimated the incision more than 8 cm was higher than those who estimated less than 8 cm. Standart deviation of the depth estimation was 1.35 cm. Thirty-nine 26.7 participants made an exact estimation of the depth of the incision. Conclusion: The measurement accuracy without a device is not associated with experience and errors of both inexperienced physicians and experienced physicians of any grade do similar mistakes during judicial report preparation process. These high error levels reveal that use of devices may avoid errors of physicians at any grade and protect physicians from possible judicial challenges.

 Aim: We aimed to display factors associated with error rates in identifying skin lesions with subjective methods and determine potential effectiveness of objective and metric measurements on judicial processes which may result in unwanted social and legal outcomes and raise the awareness of physicians. Material and Method: We made an incision on a piece of sponge with a lencet in order to model a skin lesion. The length and depth of the lesion was measured by compass device. Then, a face to face interview was planned with the physicians working in the hospital and they were asked to estimate the length and depth of the lesion. Estimations of the physicians were recorded. Results: Total of 146 physicians were involved into the study. Of these, 41.8 n61 were female and 58.2 n85 were male. Mean age of the physicians was 33.467.94 24-61 years. Of the physicians, 7.5 n11 were a member of basic medical sciences, 26 n38 were a member of surgical medical sciences and 21.9 n32 were practitioner physician. When titles of the physicians were investigated, it was found that 21.9 n32 were practitioners, 34.9 n51 were residents, 34.9 n51 were specialists, 8.2 n12 were lecturers. The rate of the participants who estimated the incision more than 8 cm was higher than those who estimated less than 8 cm. Standart deviation of the depth estimation was 1.35 cm. Thirty-nine 26.7 participants made an exact estimation of the depth of the incision. Conclusion: The measurement accuracy without a device is not associated with experience and errors of both inexperienced physicians and experienced physicians of any grade do similar mistakes during judicial report preparation process. These high error levels reveal that use of devices may avoid errors of physicians at any grade and protect physicians from possible judicial challenges.

 Aim: We aimed to display factors associated with error rates in identifying skin lesions with subjective methods and determine potential effectiveness of objective and metric measurements on judicial processes which may result in unwanted social and legal outcomes and raise the awareness of physicians. Material and Method: We made an incision on a piece of sponge with a lencet in order to model a skin lesion. The length and depth of the lesion was measured by compass device. Then, a face to face interview was planned with the physicians working in the hospital and they were asked to estimate the length and depth of the lesion. Estimations of the physicians were recorded. Results: Total of 146 physicians were involved into the study. Of these, 41.8 n61 were female and 58.2 n85 were male. Mean age of the physicians was 33.467.94 24-61 years. Of the physicians, 7.5 n11 were a member of basic medical sciences, 26 n38 were a member of surgical medical sciences and 21.9 n32 were practitioner physician. When titles of the physicians were investigated, it was found that 21.9 n32 were practitioners, 34.9 n51 were residents, 34.9 n51 were specialists, 8.2 n12 were lecturers. The rate of the participants who estimated the incision more than 8 cm was higher than those who estimated less than 8 cm. Standart deviation of the depth estimation was 1.35 cm. Thirty-nine 26.7 participants made an exact estimation of the depth of the incision. Conclusion: The measurement accuracy without a device is not associated with experience and errors of both inexperienced physicians and experienced physicians of any grade do similar mistakes during judicial report preparation process. These high error levels reveal that use of devices may avoid errors of physicians at any grade and protect physicians from possible judicial challenges.

 Aim: We aimed to display factors associated with error rates in identifying skin lesions with subjective methods and determine potential effectiveness of objective and metric measurements on judicial processes which may result in unwanted social and legal outcomes and raise the awareness of physicians. Material and Method: We made an incision on a piece of sponge with a lencet in order to model a skin lesion. The length and depth of the lesion was measured by compass device. Then, a face to face interview was planned with the physicians working in the hospital and they were asked to estimate the length and depth of the lesion. Estimations of the physicians were recorded. Results: Total of 146 physicians were involved into the study. Of these, 41.8 n61 were female and 58.2 n85 were male. Mean age of the physicians was 33.467.94 24-61 years. Of the physicians, 7.5 n11 were a member of basic medical sciences, 26 n38 were a member of surgical medical sciences and 21.9 n32 were practitioner physician. When titles of the physicians were investigated, it was found that 21.9 n32 were practitioners, 34.9 n51 were residents, 34.9 n51 were specialists, 8.2 n12 were lecturers. The rate of the participants who estimated the incision more than 8 cm was higher than those who estimated less than 8 cm. Standart deviation of the depth estimation was 1.35 cm. Thirty-nine 26.7 participants made an exact estimation of the depth of the incision. Conclusion: The measurement accuracy without a device is not associated with experience and errors of both inexperienced physicians and experienced physicians of any grade do similar mistakes during judicial report preparation process. These high error levels reveal that use of devices may avoid errors of physicians at any grade and protect physicians from possible judicial challenges.

Makale detayları

Factors associated with challenges in skin wound length and depth prediction of physicians in forensic cases

Yazarlar:

Seval Komut | Burak Gümüş | Burcu Doğan | Oğuz Kağan Uludağ | Salih Yağcı | Mert Barındık | Ali Kemal Erenler

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine Vol.6 Issue 3, pp.586-591

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290559

pISSN:

2636-8579

Forensic

skin lesions

measurementForensic

skin lesions

measurement

Sayı

Makale detayları

Factors associated with challenges in skin wound length and depth prediction of physicians in forensic cases

Yazarlar: Seval Komut | Burak Gümüş | Burcu Doğan | Oğuz Kağan Uludağ | Salih Yağcı | Mert Barındık | Ali Kemal Erenler

Yayıncı: MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi: Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine Vol.6 Issue 3, pp.586-591

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001290559

pISSN: 2636-8579

Forensic

skin lesions

measurementForensic

skin lesions

measurement

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Seval Komut | Burak Gümüş | Burcu Doğan | Oğuz Kağan Uludağ | Salih Yağcı | Mert Barındık | Ali Kemal Erenler

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine Vol.6 Issue 3, pp.586-591

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290559

pISSN:

2636-8579