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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volume  12, Issue 4, October-December 2019, Pages 317-320
 

Case Report

Medico-legal Opinion in Case of Assault by Bear: A Case Report

Sachin Kumar Meena

1Senior Demonstrator, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan 324010, India. 2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 453555, India. 3Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Incharge: CFMU, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra 442102, India

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.12419.6

Abstract

Bear 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.


Corresponding Author : Vishal B Surwade