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- Title
Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in a Tertiary Care Centre at Sangli, Maharashtra: A Retrospective Study.
- Authors
Patil, Anand; Tasgaonkar, Vijay N.; R., Dileep Kumar; Marigoudar, Rakesh M.
- Abstract
A medico-legal case is the one where besides the medical treatment; investigations by law enforcing agencies are essential to fix the responsibility regarding the present state/condition of the patient. Medico-legal cases therefore have both medical and legal implications. Medico-legal cases are an integral part of medical practice that is frequently encountered by medical officers working in casualty. The casualty department is a backbone of every hospital because apart from medical emergencies, it also deals with the medico-legal cases. The study was conducted in a retrospective manner and all the medico-legal cases which came to the emergency department of the BVDU & MC hospital during January 2018 to December 2018 were studied. The study revealed that majority of the victims in this study population was males (70.99%) as compare to females (29.01%). Most of the victims were belonging to younger age group (21-30 years). Highest numbers of victims in the study population were Hindus (86.82%) and belonged to rural area (72.75%). Road traffic accident cases (40.22%) were highest in number among all registered medico-legal cases.
- Subjects
INDIA; HOSPITAL laws; HOSPITAL emergency services -- Law &; legislation; TRAFFIC accidents; POISONING; AGE distribution; RURAL conditions; TERTIARY care; RETROSPECTIVE studies; POPULATION geography; SEX distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HINDUISM; FORENSIC medicine; VICTIMS
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 2, p15
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article