Pattern of Medico-legal Cases Treated in Casualty Department of A Teaching Hospital in Bareilly, Utter Pradesh
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: With a sudden rise in population throughout the globe there is a surge in the medico-legal cases as well. 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. It is a responsibility of a registered medical practitioner to judge each and every cases properly and in doubtful cases, it is better to inform the police. The objective of present study is to minimize medico-legal cases. Material and Method: This is a record based retrospective study of medico-legal cases from Medical Record Department of Rajshree Medical Research Institute (RMRI), Bareilly, UP, from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017. During this study period the total 407 medico-legal cases were registered in casualty of RMRI Bareilly. The collected data was analyzed and presented in tables by using various parameters and compared with other studies. Observation and Result: The study revealed that Males outnumbered the females. Majority of the victims are from age group 21-30 yrs. It was observed that majority of the victims were discharged from hospital after treatment. Maximum number of cases belongs to Bareilly district. Maximum number of cases are due to RTA. In present study most commonly opinions were sought from Orthopaedic department. Discussion and Conclusion: In our study it was observed that most of the victims were males. Maximum number of medico-legal cases were RTA followed by Suicidal poisoning cases. So emergency department should be well equipped with all the antidotes and the drugs which are used for the treatment of agricultural poisons.
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Dr. Binod Kumar Ravi
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