Pattern of Medicolegal Cases Reported at Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research.

Introduction: A medico-legal case is a case of injury or illness where the attending doctor, after eliciting history and examining the patient, thinks that some investigation by law enforcement agencies is essential to establish and fix responsibility for the case in accordance with the law of the land. Medico-legal cases are an integral part of medical practice that is frequently encountered by medical officers working in emergency department. Aims and Objectives: To analyze the pattern of medico-legal cases presented to the casualty at Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of medico-legal cases registered in a casualty of Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Muddenahalli, chikkaballapura, Karnataka for a period of one year from1st Janaury2023 to 31st December 2023. Results: Of the 218 cases, 171 were men and 47 were women with RTA constituting 66.05% (144 cases) of the cases and poisoning with 08.71% (19 cases) of the cases forming most of the case profile. Conclusion: The Casualty of Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research deals with a reasonable number of MLCs due to the large semi urban to rural population and easy accessibility from nearby areas. The clinical forensic medicine branch should be developed well to deal with MLC documentation for the administration of proper justice in the court of law at a later stage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]