Background: As proved that humans are different from the other living animals. Humanbeingis amoresocial and lives in a community. One of the important things which govern the community is rules andregulations. Thepresent work was planned to study the profile of medico-legal cases (MLCs). Aims: To evaluate completeprofileofmedico-legal cases at casualty department of Rural Medical College, Maharashtra. Material and Method: Studywasconducted retrospectively by assessment of the medico-legal cases during the period from1 st January2017to31stDecember 2017. Result: The total 724 cases were registered as “medico-legal”. Men cases were predominatedoverwomen cases. The maximum numbers of cases were in the age group of 21-30 years. The most of cases wereof roadtraffic accidents (RTA) 410 cases (56.62%), then followed by fall fromheight, 72 cases (9.94%). Majorityof MLCswere treated on the OPD basis, 379 cases (52.41%). Maximum numbers of cases were discharge after completionoftreatment, 584 cases (80.69%). Conclusion: The present study showed that load of medico-legal cases at thetertiarycare hospital and hospital not only caters to the requirement of patients who reports for their sickness but alsocarryout legal responsibilities to examine, document and certify medico-legal cases.
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