Study of Attitude and Knowledge of Medical Students of 2nd Year on Forensic Autopsy in Bengaluru City

Abstract

Most of the undergraduates in medical schools are unaware of the importance of medico legal autopsy. Once the student are admitted to second year the student, many a times are in a dilemma why autopsies are to be witnessed by them at that point of time and are ignorant of the legal procedure which imbibes the medical professional to conduct autopsy in many cases of un-natural deaths where the cause of death is not known. Once the medical undergraduate gets the awareness regarding the Medico legal autopsy or forensic autopsy he has a different approach towards it. One such study was conducted at Bengaluru involving 200 students of 5th term on voluntary basis, who had ample knowledge regarding medico legal autopsy. A set of questionnaires were given to them and results tabulated and was concluded. This study shows the emotional reaction of the students and it indicates that the necropsy is of value in medical education.