Profile of medicolegal cases at Jinnah hospital, Lahore

1] To physically equip accident / emergency department of Jinnah Hospital for the management of medico legal cases on scientific grounds 2] To Study the age group and the type of weapon involved 3] To create awareness amongst the social workers, law enforcement agencies and medical personnel about the management of such cases. 4] To suggest appropriate measures to reduce the incidence of these emergencies. Two hundred and fifteen cases of medicolegal nature were collected. These cases visited the Accident /Emergency Department of Jinnah Hospital Lahore during the first six months of the year 2000 [January to June]. A specialized proforma was designed to record the age, sex, and type of weapon inflicting injuries. Out of these 213 cases 182 [85.44%] were male and 31 [14.56%] were female. Majority of the patients were within the age groups of 11-30 year of age [62.91%]. 92 [43.19%] patients were injured because of the blunt weapon, 57 [26.76%] because of the firearms, 38 [17.85%] suffered injuries in road traffic accidents, 23 [10.80%] because of sharp edged weapons and 3[1.40%] patients because of the bums

Firearm injuries - a study of 110 cases

It is a perspective study of 110 cases of firearm injuries presenting at accident and emergency department Jinnah Hospital Lahore. The medicolegal services or provided by the department of forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore. Consecutive 110 cases of firearm injuries were recruited in the study presenting in the Accident and Emergency Department of Jinnah Hospital Lahore during period October 1998 to September 2000. Out of the total of 110 cases, 100 cases were males [91%]. And 10 were female [9%]. The age ranged from 0 to above 60 years. The maximum numbers 42 [38%] were found between 21 to 30 years. Rifled weapon was used in 96 cases [87.3%] and non rifled weapon [shot gun] in 14 [12.7%] near distance fire was in 23 [21%] and for distance fire in [79%]. Body parts involved were also analyzed i.e. head face neck, chest abdomen and limbs. The gravity of situation reemphasized and suggestions made to the relevant authorities for better, healthy and peaceful society