Mariam Arif, Syed Hamad Rasool, Syed Muhammad Hammad Ali.
Profile Of Medicolegal Cases; Accident & Emergency Department Of Services Hospital, Lahore.
Professional Med J Jan ;24(3):366-9.

Introduction: The accident and emergency department is the backbone of every tertiary hospital because it is providing medical as well as legal services to the patients. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of medicolegal cases attending accident and emergency department of Services hospital, Lahore. Study Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Accident and Emergency Department of Services Hospital, Lahore. Period: 1st January, 2014 to 31st December, 2014. Materials and Methods: Data of medicolegal cases was collected regarding age, gender and type of injuries. It was collected on a pre-tested structured proforma and statistically analyzed using SPSS version14. Results: Total number of medicolegal cases was 2166 with male to female ratio 5.1 : 1. Commonest age group affected was third decade (37.6%). Blunt weapon injuries (64.77%) were most common followed by firearm injuries (9.3%) and sharp weapon injuries (8.8%) while the least common were burns (0.2%) and poisoning (0.55%).Sexual assault was predominant in females (63.8%). Conclusion: Documentation of medico-legal cases should be done with great care. Injury related morbidity and mortality can be reduced by improvement in health care facilities.

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