Profile of Medico-legal Injury Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of age and sex with type of lesion and causative weapon after trauma in a medico-legal clinic and to find the impact on the commonest target organs in the study area. This study was conducted to understand the magnitude and pattern of medico-legal injuries. One year retrospective study from January to December 2016 in the Casualty / Emergency department of Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala in Punjab state of India revealed that male to female ratio was 6.4:1 and maximum of 34.6% individuals were in age group of 20-29 years. Body area injured varied according to cause. Seasonal, Literacy and urban-rural variations are figured out.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Preetinder Singh,Dr DS Bhullar, Dr KK Aggarwal,
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- EP ID EP570661
- DOI 10.22192/ijcrms.2017.03.10.013
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