Citation

Prabhakaran S, Palmo BD, Dhirubhai VR. Int. J. Med. Toxicol. Legal Med. 2020; 23(3-4): 245-249.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, India Medico Legal Society)

DOI

10.5958/0974-4614.2020.00075.3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Medico-legal autopsy profiling helps to understand the nature of causalities. It helps to assess the social and economic profile of the deceased. It is necessary for understanding nature of crime in particular area and with help of that it will helpful to identify the demographic needs and to take necessary preventive measures to stop the crime or unnatural deaths by means of spreading awareness and psychological counselling, if needed. This study is carried out retrospectively on death cases brought for medicolegal autopsies at mortuary of Civil Hospital and B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad between January and December, 2019. © 2020, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; crime; adult; human; counseling; homicide; suicide; burn; Hanging; Autopsy; child; drowning; female; infant; male; newborn; accident; Burns; asphyxia; aged; autopsy; head injury; cause of death; mortality; hanging; intoxication; strangulation; awareness; retrospective study; medicolegal aspect; middle aged; Article; very elderly; morgue; Road Traffic Accidents; Natural Deaths; Unnatural Deaths