ABSTRAK

AUTOPSY PROFILE OF CHILD CASES

IN RIAU PROVINCE PERIOD 2010-2014

By:
Popi Novia

Autopsy is an important procedure to detecting cause of death in child

unnatural death cases. This study aims to describe the profile of child autopsy in
Riau Province period 2010-2014. Data was obtained from medicolegal autopsy
reports that belongs to Riau Regional Police on Medicine and Health. There
were 15 child medicolegal autopsies recorded between 2010 and 2014 with boy
(66,7%) aged 0 to 5 years old (46,7%) were dominant victims. There is no
different on type of wound between incised wound, bruise, abrasion, and
laceration (20%). Most wound localized on neck which found (40%) and
followed by head (33,3%). Most type of violence were uncategorized which found
in 7 victims (46,7%). The leading cause of death were uncategorized which found
in 5 victims (33,3%). The most frequent mechanism of death were unidentified
which found in 7 victims (46,7%). All of cases were unnatural death (100%)
cases and homicide as the most manner of death (60%). Our study found that
medicolegal autopsies report frequently requested by Police sector outside
Pekanbaru (100%).

Keywords: autopsy of child, medicolegal autopsy