Profile of Medicolegal Cases in the Casualty Department of Government Medical College, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Medicolegal cases constitute a significant proportion of the emergencies brought to the casualty department of the hospital. Profiling of these medicolegal cases is an excellent strategy to speculate the kind of case load in a specific region and to strengthen the health care services of the concerned hospital accordingly. With this insight a hospital based study was conducted in the Government medical college of Badaun to determine the common causes of the medicolegal cases in the inhabitants of this region. Aprospective study was conducted in the casualty department of the hospital and all the medicolegal cases which presented from 15 September 2019 to 15 January 2022 were studied thoroughly. Gender analysis revealed preponderance of male cases (72.01% ) over female cases (27.9%). Majority of the patients were in the age group of 21-30 years (35.57%). Maximum medicolegal cases were of RTA(51.89%), followed by Poisoning(15.45%) and assault (13.41%). Maximum cases were reported between 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (44.6%). The present study highlights the profile of medicolegal cases in Badaun region which clearly shows a very high incidence of road traffic accidents. In all trauma cases whether they are due to RTA, farm related injuries, thermal injuries, etc. the outcome can be improved firstly by injury prevention education, secondly by providing appropriate emergency medical care in well-equipped trauma centres associated with the hospital.