Open AccessPROFILE AND PATTERN OF POST-MORTEM CASES
Author(s) -
Neeraj Singh,
Bhavesh Bohra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i9.2213
Subject(s) - custodians , autopsy , medicine , medical jurisprudence , cause of death , medical emergency , family medicine , emergency medicine , disease , pathology , history , archaeology
Background: In the present study analysis of changes in level of sodium in cadaveric synovial fluid is done, which is correlated with increasing post-mortem interval and this study have not been done in south east region of Rajasthan so far.
Methods: This study was carried out in department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar. This study was done on 50 cases with known time of death who was brought in the mortuary of department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology for autopsy. The information regarding time of death were collected from hospital records. Ethical permission has been taken from college ethical committee.
Results: Deaths due to road traffic accidents & its complications constituted majority of cases 44.00% followed by poisoning 40.00%
Conclusion: This study helps to interpret different types of medico-legal autopsy cases, thereby providing an insight to the policy-makers, law custodians, and the community to look into the specific aspects of the cases and then to take proper measures to reduce mortality.
Keywords: Death, Post mortem, Age