The study’s aim is to decide the number of medicolegal cases reported in a after second care hospital in South India over the course of a period. Profiling of medico-permissible cases is an important facet for the stop of preventable accidents in future and to study the honest crime in the region. A retrospective content-located analysis was acted on 776 medicolegal cases recorded in a after second care hospital in South India betwixt June 1st, 2017 and May 31st, 2018, and the findings were figured. Of the 776 cases, 545 were men and 231 were mothers, with RTA giving reason for 70.74% (549 cases) of the cases and poisoning giving reason for 10.69% (83 cases) of the cases, amounting to the majority of the case sketch. According to the analysis, avenue traffic accidents are the leading cause of medicolegal cases, trailed by poisoning. Preventive measures for enhanced traffic control and highway safety must be executed as soon as attainable. For additional steps, more medicolegal create a likeness in a picture should be begun in each region.

Author(s) Details:

C. Yogesh,
Department of Forensic Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.

A. Amirthvarshan,
Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

S. Paranthaman,
Department of General Surgery, Government Thiruvarur Medical College, Thandalai, Tamil Nadu, India.

S. Priyanka,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Keywords: Medicolegal profile, RTA, road safety, casualty department, documentation