Study of referral cases of autopsy coming to tertiary care center - Analysis of events
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Forensic Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Lack of medicolegal awareness, reluctance in performing medicolegal work, inability to consult higher authorities, failure in making sincere attempts in preserving evidence and subjecting the body for a distant travel for referral, all these things geometrically contribute to their vicious cycle of making a simple case complex one. Method: Total 211 cases were studied those are referred for autopsy from postmortem centers located in nearby sub-urban, urban and rural areas of adjoining districts In the present study information regarding cases brought for postmortem examination is gathered on various points. Result: Out of 211 Cases STUDIES, Majority of cases were referred from Civil / District hospitals i.e. 52 (34.67%). Maximum cases were of middle age group males. Prior intimation was not given before referral in 179 (84.83%) cases and was given beforehand on 32 (15.17%) cases only. Before referring the body external examination of dead body was not done in 78 (52.05%) cases by referring MO. In 33 (15.64%) cases investigating officer (I.O.) was not available and in 178 (84.36%) investigating officer was present. Conclusion: There are mainly legal provisions which govern the process of performing medicolegal postmortem. These provisions directly cast a duty of punctual, procedurally proper and qualitatively perfect performance of medicolegal work. These duties of course include sense full application of scientific knowledge, following procedures defined by the law and making utmost perfect attempts to collect, scientifically preserve and properly dispatch the evidence material found in these cases. The law expects from the medical officers that they will observe analyze and interpret the medicolegal evidence in a scientific and logical manner. The conclusions drawn by them need to be consistent with the facts observed by them.
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Manohar Shelake, S D Nanandkar
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