AbstractBear bite injuries have become a common occurrence as the forest covers and natural habitats are diminishing.1 Patients injured in bear attack present with different patterns of injuries. A common protocol about the medicolegal cases of animal bite its opinion is not present in the system. These animals usually attack in remote areas where composite trauma centers do not exist and urgent referrals of these patients is essential. Final outcome influences the medico-legal opinion and compensation.2 The goal of the present case to document the injuries suffered in bear bite and provides the required medico-legal opinion.
Keywords: Bear bite; Medico-legal opinion; Compensation; Forest; Degloving injuries.