Introduction: Ideally, the medico-legal autopsies have to be conducted by doctors specialized in the branch of Forensic Medicine. However, there is limited availability of forensic medicine specialists in India as compared to the number required. The bulk of the medicolegal autopsies are usually carried out by graduate doctors and not by forensic medicine specialists. This study was contemplated to know the attitude of the undergraduate medical students, about the medico-legal autopsy and to ascertain the change in their perception and attitude for autopsy, if any, after passing the Forensic Medicine subject as per their medical curriculum. Materials and Methods: Study was carried out on first, second and third-year undergraduate medical students. Questionnaires to be answered were administered to the participating medical students in physical form. SPSS statistical software was used for comparing the mean among three groups using ANOVA test. Chi-square and Fischer exact test was also used. Results: 249 undergraduate medical students took part in the study. Significant increase in knowledge for medico-legal autopsy was observed among 3rd-year medical students. On comparing mean among all the three groups regarding the knowledge, perception, experience and change in attitude for medico-legal autopsy, it was found to be statistically highly significant (p-value <0.001).
Conclusion:The undergraduate medical students should be encouraged to observe more autopsies during their study course. Problembased learning during practical training of autopsy must be incorporated, as a part of the medical curriculum and instead of elective, compulsory rotatory internship training should be there for Forensic Medicine.
The aim of this study was to evaluate scar thickness in cases of pregnancy with previous caesarean section, by trans-vaginal sonography (TVS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to correlate precision of radiologically-measured scar thickness with actual measurement of scar thickness. A total of 35 pregnant patients with previous caesarean section planned for elective caesarean section, were evaluated prospectively. Their scar thickness was measured by TVS and MRI on the day of elective repeat caesarean section. These measurements were correlated with each other and with scar thickness measured during elective repeat caesarean section by using a caliper. The correlation coefficients between scar thickness measured by TVS and MRI with peroperative evaluation with a caliper, were +0.72 and +0.59, respectively. The study concluded that as MRI is a costlier modality and TVS has better correlation coefficient with actual scar thickness, TVS can be considered to be the better modality for antenatal scar thickness measurement.
High voltage electrical injuries are comparatively unusual but show a high rate of mortality. A dead body of a truck driver who died while his truck trapped in overhead high-voltage cables was brought for post-mortem examination. The autopsy revealed typical electrocution injuries with first and second-degree burns, peeled off epidermis and flash burns around the body at different areas. The severity of electric shock varies between simple harmless shock to death. The passage of electric current through the body produces wide range of effects, varying from insignificant localized spasm, little or no contact burns, fatality with little or no burns or extreme severe burning. This case report discusses the injuries sustained by a young adult drive while driving a truck, due to accidental contact of vehicle with overhead hightension wire.
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