Medico Legal Case-The Enforcing Law in Patient Care
Journal Title: Nursing & Healthcare International Journal - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Any case of Injury or ailment where some criminality is involved is called a Medico-Legal Case (MLC). It is essential to abide by the medical ethics to free them from legal issues. The people who are more prone to assault, trauma, accidents in the community (need to identified ) and are also prone to be hospitalized to be treated under medical legal category case; who clearly observed which is often known as common injury/accidents; nurses should be responsible in documenting Medico Legal Cases.
Authors and Affiliations
Kumarasamy AP1* and Vasanthakumar P2
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