Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Facilities for medico legal autopsy in India - Awareness among doctors and infrastructure available

  • Author:
  • Bai K H Manjula1,, N Madaan2, M Kumath3, S Lalwani4
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Published Online: Mar 1, 2007
  • Page Number: 3 to 8

1J.N.Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka,

2AIIMS, New Delhi,

3Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, New Delhi,

4Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, New Delhi

*For Correspondence Dr. Manjula Bai KH Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, J.N.Medical College Belgaum, Karnataka.

Abstract

Every doctor in the government set-up is bound by duty to perform medico legal autopsy, especially in the rural areas, where experts in the field are not available. The following study was undertaken to adjudge the awareness of the doctors involved in this work towards their duty and to study the infrastructure provided by the government for the conduct of these autopsies in different categories of hospitals across the country.

It was found that not only are the authorities indifferent towards the provision of basic facilities for medico legal autopsy, but the doctors themselves are also not aware of the requirements of such a task.

Keywords

Mortuary, Medico-legal autopsy, Autopsy block, Autopsy room, Mobile Autopsy Unit