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A Retrospective Study of Medico-legal Cases at a Teaching Hospital in Shillong (January 2010 to December 2011)


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1 Department of Forensic Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong - 793018, Meghalaya, India
2 Department of Forensic Medicine, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, India
     

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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.

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Medico-legal Cases, Road Traffic Accidents, Blunt Injuries, Fall from Height, Poisoning
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Authors

A D Ropmay
Department of Forensic Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong - 793018, Meghalaya, India
D Slong
Department of Forensic Medicine, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, India
S J Gogoi
Department of Forensic Medicine, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, India

Abstract


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.

Keywords


Medico-legal Cases, Road Traffic Accidents, Blunt Injuries, Fall from Height, Poisoning

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