Profile of paediatric medico legal cases admitted to a tertiary referral hospital over a period of one year

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Author Details : Mrunalini K , Kaustubh Verma, Santhosh C Siddappa

Volume : 10, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 163-165

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfcm.2023.031

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Abstract

A retrospective study was conducted on the medico-legal cases admitted to the Department of Pediatrics over a period of one year (September 2022-August 2023). A majority of cases reported were accidental poisoning cases (46.47%) among which paint thinner poisoning was the most common. Other cases reported include burns, head trauma, road traffic accidents, fall from height, drowning, hanging and electrocution. A majority of cases reported were in the age group of less than five years. A mortality rate of 3.75% (n=57) was recorded.
 

Keywords: Awareness, Medico-legal, Pediatric casualty, Unnatural.

How to cite : Mrunalini K, Verma K, Siddappa S C, Profile of paediatric medico legal cases admitted to a tertiary referral hospital over a period of one year. Indian J Forensic Community Med 2023;10(4):163-165

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