Abstract

Background: As proved that humans are different from the other living animals. Human being is a more social and lives in a community. One of the important things which govern the community is rules and regulations. The present work was planned to study the profile of medico-legal cases (MLCs). Aims: To evaluate complete profile of medico-legal cases at casualty department of Rural Medical College, Maharashtra. Material and Method: Study was conducted retrospectively by assessment of the medico-legal cases during the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017. Result: The total 724 cases were registered as “medico-legal”. Men cases were predominated over women cases. The maximum numbers of cases were in the age group of 21-30 years. The most of cases were of road traffic accidents (RTA) 410 cases (56.62%), then followed by fall from height, 72 cases (9.94%). Majority of MLCs were treated on the OPD basis, 379 cases (52.41%). Maximum numbers of cases were discharge after completion of treatment, 584 cases (80.69%). Conclusion: The present study showed that load of medico-legal cases at the tertiary care hospital and hospital not only caters to the requirement of patients who reports for their sickness but also carry out legal responsibilities to examine, document and certify medico-legal cases.

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