1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur Nagar, U.P.
2aProfessor & HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur Nagar, U.P.
3Assistant Professor and Statistician, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur Nagar, U.P.
2bAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur Nagar, U.P.
Online published on 17 November, 2012.
Profiling of Medico legal cases will help authorities for planning, prevention and treatment of casualties. This Study was carried out on Medico legal cases reporting to casualty of SIMS Panchsheel Nagar in one year duration from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec.2009. The main objectives of the study were to analyze pattern and study demographic variables of Medico legal cases and suggest preventive measures which would possibly reduce incidence of these case. Out of total 583 cases 4 were brought dead so excluded from study. Males (76.51%) outnumbered the females and maximum cases were of age group 21–30 yrs. (32.10%) more cases from rural area(62.5%) were reported, April month saw maximum no of cases (11.6%), Maximum admission were done during office hours (50.3%), maximum no. of incidence was seen on NH-24(63.4%), RTA was the commonest mode of injury (71.50%). Lacerated wound was the commonest injury (23.49%) and more than one region of body was involved in maximum cases (36.6%). Lower limb bones were involved in 7.43% of cases. 79.10% cases were treated effectively and discharged.
Medico-legal Case, Road Traffic Accidents, Poisoning, Distribution of Injury
