*Corresponding author: A D Ropmay, Department of Forensic Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong - 793018, Meghalaya, India. E-mail: amarantha_ropmay@yahoo.com
A retrospective study of medico-legal cases presenting to the Casualty department of a teaching hospital in Shillong (north east India) was performed for the period January 2010 to December 2011. The parameters considered were type of cases, age and gender distribution, time of occurrence and manner of injury. It was observed that the majority of cases were road traffic accidents, followed by blunt injuries, fall from height and poisoning.
Medico-Legal Cases, Road Traffic Accidents, Blunt Injuries, Fall From Height, Poisoning
