1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka
*Corresponding author: Dr. Dileep Kumar R MBBS., M.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka. Email: drdileepr@gmail.com Contact No: 99643–09814
Online published on 2 January, 2016.
Medico legal case (MLC) means a medical case with legal implications for the attending doctor. Many doctors are apprehensive in dealing with such case, may be because of fear, unwarranted laws and regulations, attending the court, harassment by the lawyers, and questions by the police personnel, etc. All medical practitioners must be aware of legal and ethical implications of clinical practice. The study of awareness of common medico-legal issues analyzed by questionnaire method among 70 doctors (clinical and non-clinical) working at Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka. Among the participants 41 were from pre and para clinical departments and 29 were from clinical section. Analyzingtheawarenessandknowledgeofdoctorsabout medico-legal matters might benefit the doctors in a constructive way.
Medico Legal Case; Awareness; Consent; Medical professionals
