Citation

Paul PM, Michael SA, Thomas R, Babu P. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2020; 14(3): 584-588.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

Medicolegal cases (MLC) are presented to Emergency department (ED) of almost all hospitals in our nation after the Supreme Court guidelines stating that 'the paramount duty of a doctor is to save the life of a person'. Hospitals should be equipped with infrastructure as well as treating doctors in combating such cases where documentation and treatment should be meticulously done. This study is conducted in a tertiary care hospital in South Kerala where profile of MLC was analysed during the years 2016-17. A total of 10,001 cases were studied which is unique compared to previous studies. Males dominated in the MLC with road traffic accident (RTA), fall from height and work place injuries formed the major share in the pattern of cases. Most of these cases were presented to ED between first and sixth hour of occurrence. © 2020, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; female; male; injury; aged; prevalence; Emergency department; major clinical study; medicolegal aspect; practice guideline; emergency ward; cross-sectional study; Article; tertiary care center; Demographic profil; Medicolegal cases