Indian Journal of Legal Medicine

In India, according to Juvenile Justice Act 2000, a person below 18 years of age is a Juvenile. This law has been amended with time. As per the recent changes the age for a person to be considered Juvenile will depend on crime committed by Juvenile. If the individual does not have any valid proof of age, then he is brought for medical estimation of age. In Delhi, the age estimation is done in Forensic Medicine Department. This paper aims to study the profile of Juveniles brought for age estimation in Forensic Department of a tertiary care centre in Delhiwith a focus on alleged offence committed, alleged age of these individuals, age estimated through medical examination and possible abuse of the legal provisions by perpetrators of crime with a critical note necessitating the requirement of recent amendment to the act.

Introduction: even though it is more roughly understood that getting a tattoo is for fashion. We wanted to understand the personality of these individuals; hence this study is taken up for the research activity. Aim: To assess the personality of the tattooed individuals. Materials and Methods: Individuals who were willing to be part of the study and those given consents were included in this study; from all the age group and gender. Eysenck Personality Inventory is used to categorize these subjects into different personality groups. Results: The study has shown number of extroverts in the individuals having these tattoos, which is being depicted in the tables. Hindus, unmarried and urban population was more. Tattoo on the hands which is permanent in nature was more of neurotic. Discussion: The study is comparable with most of the earlier research as well as contrasted. This type of categorization was not available in the literature search done by us. Hence it is pertaining to this part of the world. Conclusion: More neurotic individuals have been found to have these tattoos. But it was not clear if the individual had the tattoos because of his personality trait.

Saving the life of a patient is the top most priority for any surgeon, especially in cases of traumatic brain injury. In current scenario where cases of litigation against the doctors are on a sharp rise, the doctor should take utmost care during the course of treatment. Therefore it becomes essential for the treating doctor to follow the established guidelines. A case where a Neurosurgeon was charged with negligence of premature discharge in a case of Traumatic Brain Injury came to us for review. A previous board of Doctors had ruled against the Neurosurgeon and held him guilty of premature discharge of the patient. On meticulously scrutinizing the case and all the relevant records, we came to the conclusion that the discharge was not suggestive of premature in nature and inadequate patient care. All cases of traumatic brain injury should be assessed cautiously using the set guidelines. The conventional belief that GCS is sole criteria for discharging or admitting a patient is also not true. Multi-Organizational Consensus Recommendations for India in traumatic brain injury has laid down the guidelines for systemic approach to a patient of traumatic brain injury which should be strictly adhered to increases the chances of saving the life of the patient as well as reducing medical negligence charges.

Alcohol is the most commonly used intoxicating substance in India. It is a legal product but there is a minimum legal drinking age limit that varies from state to state (from 18–25 years). Alcohol prohibition is one of the Directive Principles of the Constitution of India (Article 47), but taxation on sales of alcohol is a major revenue-earner for most states. As alcohol is a state subject, the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol is a state responsibility. Different state ministries and departments regulate different aspects of alcohol. For example, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) looks after alcohol use prevention programs, developing networks and capacity building for alcohol prevention and control, and monitoring. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) runs de-addiction centres.

Medical records are documents of a Health Institution and Medical Records department is the back bone of Health information system. Medical records can be used as a personal or impersonal document. Personal document is confidential and should not be released without the consent of the patient except in some specific situations. The impersonal documents have been used for research purposes as the identity of the patient is not revealed. As medical records form an important part of the management of a patient, so it is important for the doctors and medical establishments to properly maintain the records of patients. As we can see, medical record is an important component of the healthcare information system. As a patient, it is often time-consuming to complete intake forms, but they are very valuable pieces of information to hospital as well as for doctor. As a patient-focused approach, medical record is advantageous to both patients and providers; we must adopt problem oriented medical record (POMR) in present situation.