Emergency physicians' awareness of medico-legal case management: A cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia

Madadin, Mohammed; Alabdulqader, Shahad; Alabdulqader, Rana; Kashif, Haider; Jumaan, MohammedA Al; Yousef, AbdullahAbdulsalam; Menezes, RiteshG

doi:10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_267_22

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“…Our findings were consistent with those of Alabdulqader et al [1] , who found that 60% of respondents were unaware of the existence of a standardized protocol for the administration of medicolegal cases. Our findings, however, differed from those of Zaki et al [10] because, in their study, 76.6% of doctors were aware that their workplace had a uniform protocol for the administration of medicolegal matters.…”

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“…However, the majority of them are uncertain about informing victim family, and the most frequent roadblock to doing so is having previously encountered victim relatives' pressure. According to a survey conducted in Saudi Arabia [1] , 84.7% of respondents will alert the authority in the event of medical-legally dubious instances. The same outcomes were also shown by the Zaki et al [10] study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, being aware of situations that could have medical-legal repercussions is critical. In order to establish a suitable approach to the reporting of medicolegal cases, such as road traffic accidents, burns, physical, sexual, or battery abuse, poisoning, drowning, alleged suicide, and homicide, specific protocols are adopted [1].…”

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Awareness of Emergency Department Physicians toward Management of Medicolegal Cases in Egypt

2024

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: The emergency department physicians' awareness of situations that could have medical-legal repercussions is critical. The patient's right to justice will be infringed if it is not implemented and medical professionals cannot recognize medicolegal cases or neglect to gather forensic evidence. Aim: The aim of the current study is to assess the awareness of Egyptian emergency department physicians in managing medicolegal cases they encountered in the emergency department. Subjects and methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire was created and filled out online by 404 physicians working in emergency departments all over Egyptian private, Ministry of Health, and, university hospitals to assess physicians' way of handling cases that had medicolegal depths. Results: The score of knowledge of documentation, and knowledge of reporting authority were 63% and 36% respectively, the majority of respondents said that they require training programs, particularly during the residency time. Unfortunately, there was a lack of awareness of the availability of a standardized methodology for the handling of medicolegal cases, tools and kits for recording and evidence collecting. Even while several teaching hospitals in Egypt have standardized protocols for the administration of medicolegal matters, doctors were still not fully aware of these standards. Conclusion:The majority of emergency physicians had a passable understanding of the significance of medical records for legal purposes and there was a lack of practice, inadequate training, and a lack of tools and kits for gathering evidence.

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