International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 1and2

Study of drunkenness cases brought for medicolegal examination at tertiary care hospital-Jamnagar, Gujarat: One year retrospective study

  • Author:
  • M Trangadia Mahesh1, C Kyada Hetal2,
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 20 to 23

1Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot

2Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot

*Corresponding Address Dr. Hetal C. Kyada Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, P.D.U. Government of Medical College, Rajkot, E-mail: hardiksweet6309@gmail.com. Phone: +91-9426994466

Online published on 22 January, 2018.

Abstract

Alcohol is the most commonly used inebriant among adults in the India. Present study was conducted to study the correlation between clinical findings, opinion and BAC.

present cross sectional study was conducted among cases of drunkenness, retrospectively for period of one year (2013) at tertiary care hospital, Jamnagar

Observations show that all cases were of male with predominant age group was 21–40 yrs. There was a maximum cases occurred at night time and in the month of August and July. Maximum cases had BAC between 50–100 mg %.

There were high degree of variation seen between BAC and clinical findings and clinical opinion due to biological and psychological Variation in different individuals.

Keywords

Alcohol, Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), Bombay Prohibition Act, Drunkenness