Demonstration Control Agents Evaluation of 64 Cases After Massive Use in Istanbul

• Published in: American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology
• Main Authors: Ünüvar, Umit, Fincanci, Sebnem Korur, Özkalıpçı, Onder, İrençin, Sukran, Şahin, Umit
• Other Authors: Human Rights Foundation of Turkey ,, 28852
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Temel Tıp Bilimleri; Biyokimya; Dahili Tıp Bilimleri; Adli Tıp; Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri; Patoloji; Yaşam Bilimleri; Temel Bilimler; Tıp; Sağlık Bilimleri; Yaşam Bilimleri (LIFE); Biyoloji ve Biyokimya; PATOLOJİ; Klinik Tıp (MED); Klinik Tıp; TIP; YASAL; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/160970; https://doi.org/10.1097/paf.0b013e3182887b3c

An uncontrolled use of "demonstration control agents" commonly known as "teargas agents" has recently been a common practice in Turkey. One of the first massive uses of these agents had been during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council and NATO in 2004, in Istanbul. After the demonstrations, 64 patients were evaluated and treated by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey. Their files have been reviewed retrospectively and were classified regarding age, sex, physical findings related of chemical agents, and other injuries.