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An Observational Study on Autopsies

Author(s)
UZMA ZAHEEN Department of Forensic Medicine, Central Park Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
KHYZER HAYAT SUKHERA Department of Forensic Medicine Rashid Latif Medical College, Pakistan
MUHAMMAD HASSAAN Department of Forensic Medicine, Central Park Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
MANSOORA MIRZA Department of Forensic Medicine King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
TAYYABA AMJAD MUSTAFA Department of Forensic Medicine, PGMI Lahore General Hospital, Pakistan
SHAIQA RAMZAN Department of Forensic Medicine, Central Park Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To find out and evaluate to the number of cases, natural of cases (known, unknown) and unique reference to mode, manner and cause of death of medicolegal autopsies Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Forensic Medicine, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2022. Methodology: Two hundred and forty six medicolegal autopsies were gathered. The perceptions kept in proforma with an accentuation on the gender of subjects, cause of death (natural, un-natural), manner of death, mode of death of known and unknown cases and month-wise variation of post-mortems. Results: One hundred and eight were natural deaths and 138 were un-natural. Gunshots represented 36% of the deaths through 18% were physical assault related deaths.158 cases were known while the 88 were obscure cases. Conclusion: In larger part of the medicolegal post-mortems male populace was involved and brought about by gunshot wounds (homicidal). August and October were the months where greater part of the cases came.
Publication Details
Page(s) 307-308
DOI 10.53350/pjmhs2023171307
Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Year: 2023

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Keywords
Known and un-known, Manner, Medicolegal autopsy. Mode
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