Firearm Deahts As a Result of Hunting Accident

Abstact Unfortunately, many injuries and deaths occur in the implementation of hunting activities that require very high levels of attention, experience and training. In this study,11 subjects who were injured by hunting rifle during hunting activities in ？orum-Tokat provinces were evaluated in terms of age, gender, cause of death, hunting type, injuryarea, place of crime and place of death. All cases included in our study were male. Theaverage age is 34. The body region that benefited the most was determined as thorax.The thorax is one of the areas where the body is hit significantly in terms of anatomical position and surface area. Therefore, the development and use of protective equip-ment for the thorax and the head during the hunting activities is thought to reduce thedeaths due to accidents