Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 1

Study of Pattern of Suicidal Deaths in Aurangabad, Maharashtra

  • Author:
  • J.R. Shinde1, M.R. Lamb2, Tandle R. M3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 55 to 57

1Dept. of Forensic Medicine  SUT Academy of Medical Sciences, Vattapara, Trivandrum, Kerala

2Dept. of Forensic Medicine  Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon, Maharashtra

3Dept. of F.M.T  Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad  Maharashtra

Online published on 24 February, 2012.

Abstract

The “Medicolegal Study of Suicidal Deaths” was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad, for a period of 6 months. 200 Cases were included. As all were medico-legal cases, details of these cases are available in the Department. These cases were studied and analyzed on the basis of age, sex, marital status, residence, occupation, methods and causes of suicide. Methods of suicide were also noted like hangings, drowning, burns, poisoning, injury, electrocution.

Keywords

Poisoning, burns, adults, rural, suicide, death