Pattern Of Medico-Legal Cases Research Articles

A Study on Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases at ESIC Medical College, Kalaburagi

In casualty, Casualty Medical Officers come across a maximum number of Medico-legal cases. Any case where the doctor feels that it should be investigated by the Police or a Magistrate is considered as Medico legal case. As it is a Medico legal case, there will be an inquiry by the investigating officer and if needed an Investigating officer may require a report of that case to produce to the court. The doctor who has issued report can be called to the court to give the evidence regarding that case. Identifying the pattern of injuries, types of cases, age-wise distribution, and sex distribution of Medico-legal cases reported to the casualty department of the hospital will help administrators, social workers, NGO’s, and policymakers to successfully manage and prevent such cases by devising necessary policies. A retrospective study was conducted at Employee State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. All the reported cases to casualty between April 2022 and March 2023 at ESIC Medical College, Kalaburagi were analyzed. Total of 452 Medico-legal cases were analyzed which were attended in casualty in span of one year out of total 11288 Casualty cases. In that 344 were male and 108 female patients. In the present study, the maximum MLCs were Road Traffic Accidents, followed by assault, poisoning and others.

Prevalence and pattern of medico-legal cases in emergency department of a tertiary care Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal

Medico-legal cases are essential component of medical practice and comprise important cases in emergencies.The objectives of this study was to assess the frequency and pattern of medico-legal cases and to identify the vulnerable gender, age group, outcome and the duration of stay in the Emergency Department of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu. Medico-legal cases visiting emergencies from 1st March 2020 to 28th February 2021 were recorded using a proforma. During this period, a total of 1,176 medico-legal cases were registered (10.5% of the total emergency attendance; n=11,212) with 68.0% males and 32.0% females. Maximum number of cases belonged to the age group of 21 - 30 years (n=378; 32.1%) followed by 31 - 40 years (n=271; 23.0%). Most common medico-legal diagnosis was physical assault (n=389; 33.1%) followed by road traffic accidents (n=379; 32.2%). Majority of cases were accidental in nature (47.5%). Most of cases (56.1%) were discharged, 13.8% cases were admitted in different specialties for further management, 8.3% cases were referred to other centers and 21.7% cases left against medical advice. The length of stay was 15 minutes to 24 hours (mean 2.58 hours, SD 1.61). Most of the cases needed surgical consultation.

Pattern of Medicolegal Cases Reported at a Tertiary Care Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan: A Retrospective Study

A medicolegal case is a case of injury or illness where the attending doctor, after taking history and clinicalexamination of the patient, thinks that some investigation by law enforcement agencies is essential to establish andfix responsibility for the case in accordance with the law of the land. It is a responsibility of a registered medicalpractitioner to judge each case properly and in doubtful cases, it is better to inform the police. This saves thedoctor from unnecessary and needless allegations later. This study was carried out retrospectively on Pattern ofMedicolegal Cases reported to casualty department of Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur, a tertiary careteaching hospital from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022. The main objectives of the study were to highlightthe pattern of medicolegal cases. Data was collected and analyzed. Out of 297 cases studied, RTA constitutes amajority of cases (61.95%), followed by poisoning (15.83%), trauma by animal (8.08%) and fall from height (4.04%).241 (81.15%) were males and 56 (18.85%) were females. The majority of the victims belonged to 21-30 years of age91 (30.64%).The rural victims constituted 245 (82.50%) compared to the urban counterparts, 52 (17.50%). Maximumnumber of medicolegal cases reported to casualty between 12 pm - 6 pm, 108 (36.36%). Most of the cases werereported during rainy season 117 (39.39%). The study concludes that the burden of medicolegal cases demandsexact fixation of MLC, proper documentation, report submission, prevention and its rational management.

Frequency and Pattern of Medicolegal Cases at Lahore General Hospital: Implications for the Legal and Medical System

Objective: Medicolegal cases constitute a significant workload of cases presenting to a public hospital. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and pattern of medicolegal cases brought to the Forensic Medicine Department of Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out at the Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Department of Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore. Data was collected from medicolegal registers, and variables such as age, sex, month-by-month distribution, type of case, type of weapon, reporting time, police station, and the possibility of fabrication were analysed. Results: A total of 4288 cases were reported between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021. Most cases (76.6%) were male; the mean age was 29.64 ± 11.86 years. Cases of physical assault accounted for 83.1% of the total cases, followed by sexual abuse (4.7%) and firearm (4.1%). Blunt weapons were commonly used (81.1%). Most cases (83.5%) were reported for medicolegal examination within 24 hours of an incident. The most cases were registered in May, and the police station Kahna had the most reported cases (25.3%). Fabrication was reported in 5.3% of cases. Conclusion: The study provides valuable insights into the workload and patterns of medico-legal cases in Lahore. The findings highlight the need for strategies to improve the medico-legal system, including timely and accurate reporting of cases. Law enforcement authorities can utilise the information to identify potential risk areas and implement preventive measures. Keywords: Assault, Blunt trauma, Injuries, Forensic Medicine, Firearm

Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kumaon Region

Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kumaon Region

Profile and pattern of medico-legal cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A retrospective study

Profile and pattern of medico-legal cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A retrospective study

Analysis of Pattern of Medico Legal Cases Registered in the Casualty Department of a Teaching Hospital, Karimnagar, Telangana

context: A medicolegal case is any medical case with legal implications. These medico-legal cases differ among regions based on socio-economic status, cultural diversities, capability of law enforcing agencies and the prevailing standards of health care services available in the community. aim: This study was aimed to know the pattern and magnitude of medico legal cases. material & methods: It is a record based analytical cross sectional study in which all the MLC cases registered in MLC record book of Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar between January to June 2017 were included. Cases found non medico-legal were excluded. Variables considered were gender, age, time of arrival. Findings were expressed in numbers and percentages. results: Total cases were 464, of which 355 (76.50%) were males and 109 (23.50%) were females. Maximum cases were from the age group of 21-40 years i.e., 206 (44.39%). Most of the medico-legal cases registered were due to Road Traffic Accidents (53.67%) followed by machinery (factory) injuries (20.25%), poisoning (8.84%), fall from height (6.26%), assault (4.52%), thermal injuries (4.52%), injuries by animals (0.86%), self-inflicted injuries (0.64%), injuries due to violent asphyxia (0.22%), railway injuries (0.22%). conclusions: Most of the victims were males, young adults. Most common cases reported as medico legal cases were road traffic accidents followed by machinery injuries and poisoning cases, etc.

Pattern of Medicolegal Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India

Pattern of Medicolegal Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India

Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in a Tertiary Care Centre at Sangli, Maharashtra: A Retrospective Study

A medico-legal case is the one where besides the medical treatment; investigations by law enforcing agenciesare essential to fix the responsibility regarding the present state/condition of the patient. Medico-legal casestherefore have both medical and legal implications. Medico-legal cases are an integral part of medicalpractice that is frequently encountered by medical officers working in casualty. The casualty department isa backbone of every hospital because apart from medical emergencies, it also deals with the medico-legalcases. The study was conducted in a retrospective manner and all the medico-legal cases which came to theemergency 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 tofemales (29.01%). Most of the victims were belonging to younger age group (21-30 years). Highest numbersof victims in the study population were Hindus (86.82%) and belonged to rural area (72.75%). Road trafficaccident cases (40.22%) were highest in number among all registered medico-legal cases.

Analysis of Pattern of Medico Legal Cases Referred to Medical Board Department of a Tertiary Care and Teaching Institute of Northern India

Analysis of Pattern of Medico Legal Cases Referred to Medical Board Department of a Tertiary Care and Teaching Institute of Northern India

Profile and Analysis of Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in the Casualty of a Teaching Hospital, Khammam, Telangana

This retrospective study was conducted to analyze the pattern and magnitude of all the medico legal cases registered in the emergency Dept of MGH, Khammam, between Jan 2016 to Dec 2016. Total 1312 cases were studied, 1225 were males and 187 were females. The most of the victims were of the age group 21–30 years. Majority of victims were Hindus, married, urban, secondary educated, belonged to low socioeconomic class, working as laborers. Maximum number of MLCs reported to casualty were in winter season. This study revealed that RTAs constitute majority of 529 [40.32%] of medico legal cases followed by poisoning 259 [19.74%], thermal buns 153 [11.66%], fall from height 102 [7.77%], assault 94 [7.16%] cases and asphyxial 72[5.48%] in relation to the cause of admission. The manner of injuries were accidental in nature in majority of cases. Most of the patients reported in hospital within one hour of sustaining the injury/other causes. The peak time of attending to the casualty was during 12 pm to 6 p.m. Maximum numbers of MLCs were treated on the indoor basis. Most of MLCs were registered at the time of admission. Single department opinions were most common. Maximum opinions were shout from Surgery. Utmost numbers of cases were discharged after completion of treatment. Main object of the present study is to evaluate complete profile & pattern of medico-legal cases at a tertiary care hospital.

Profile and Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in aTertiary Care Hospital of North India

Profile and Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases in aTertiary Care Hospital of North India

Pattern of Medico-legal Cases at KLES'S Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum-a Cross Sectional Study

Pattern of Medico-legal Cases at KLES'S Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum-a Cross Sectional Study

Pattern of Medico-legal Cases in the Casualty Department of A Teaching Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar-Pradesh

Casualty department is the Heart of any hospital and is an important key area because most of medical and surgical emergencies and almost all medico-legal cases first reported here. It is the duty of first attending doctor to prepare report of all the medico-legal case with all required guidelines. Considering the importance of this work this retrospective study was conducted to analyze the pattern and magnitude of all the medico-legal cases registered in the casualty department of SRMS IMS Medical College Bareilly between January-December 2014. This study revealed that RTA constituted majority (64.39%) of medico-legal cases followed by poisoning (17.80%) and fall from height (3.79%). Majority of cases were male (81.44%). The most of the cases were in the age group 21–30 years (30.68%). The most of cases were reported in casualty between 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (35.61%) followed by 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. (35.23%). The maximum case were reported in November (17.05%) followed by July (12.5%). The most of cases reported in Rainy season (July-October) (38.64%) followed by winter (34.85%).

Analysis of Pattern of Emergency Cases in the Casualty of a University

Objective: To study the case mix pattern of emergency cases attending the casualty department by grouping them under various specialties and to analyze the disposition of such patients. Another objective was to determine the pattern of medicolegal cases attending the casualty department. Materials and Method: A total 500 cases of patients attending the casualty were studied from the casualty records. The data was collected from the casualty registers/records and the medical record department. To study the case mix pattern, the patients coming to the casualty were grouped under the broad speciality headings of Medical, Surgical, Orthopedic, Pediatrics and Others. Results: The analysis revealed that highest number of patients attending casualty belonged to Medicine and its allied speciality. It was found that large proportions of patients attending the casualty department were casual attenders and as such did not constitute real clinical emergencies. Conclusion: It can be concluded that almost 50% of the patients attending the casualty department had trivial complaints which did not required much attention. The massive influx of such casual attendees results into increase workload on the staff especially on the junior medical and paramedical staff.

A Comparative Study of Pattern of Medico-Legal Cases at two Tertiary Care Hospitals in Karnataka

In the past two decades, India has witnessed rapid urbanization, motorization, industrialization and migration of people resulting in socio demographic, epidemiological, technological and media transition and development.