Forensic Medicine View To The Diathermy Burn

Aysun Baransel Isır; Murat Akbaba; Ayşe Gül Coşkun; Hikmet Ergin Dülger

doi:10.58600/eurjther.2009-15-1-1276-arch

Authors

Aysun Baransel Isır Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD
Murat Akbaba Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD
Ayşe Gül Coşkun Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD
Hikmet Ergin Dülger Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.2009-15-1-1276-arch

Keywords:

Diathermy, Burn, Forensic Medicine

Abstract

The false steps in monopolar diathermy application causes a situation called the "Diathermy Burns". In this report, while describing our first diathermy burn case also wanted to attract attention to the judicial dimension of the subject. A twenty eight years old female patient that consulted to Gaziantep University Forensic Medicine Department, develops intraoperative electrocouter burn while having an rhinoplasty operation because of septum deviation and noticed it postoperative sixth hour has been presented.

Key Words: Diathermy, Electrocouter, Burn, Forensic Medicine

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