ABSTRACT
This is a short account of the statutory rules and regulations regarding poisons and cases of poisoning. An outline of the doctors' legal, Medical and fiduciary responsibilities is given.
Subject(s)
Poisoning , Forensic MedicineABSTRACT
A total of 1,516 victims of road traffic accidents that attended the Casualty Department of Rangoon General Hospital, during the one-year period, 1st October 1969 to 30th September 1970 were studied in respect of the type of accident with the resulting nature of injuries to various parts of the body in different category of road users involved. It was observed that out of 1,516 road users, 24.8 per cent were under the age of 15 years, 65.2 per cent were in age group 15-54 and 10 per cent above 55 years. Taking all the accidents males were involved 2.7 times more than females. The largest category of road users injured and died in road traffic accidents were pedestrians followed by car occupants, pedal cyclists and trishaw riders and motor cyclists. Students, preschool childrenand manual labourers, are at high risks in road traffic accidents. Head injury was the commonest form of injury seen, followed by injury of leg, arm and chest injuries. 40 per cent of fatally injured cases died at the spot of accident and apporximately 60 per cent died within 12 hours after arrival to hospital.
Subject(s)
Wounds and Injuries , Accidents, TrafficABSTRACT
Long bones of upper limbs of nine Burmese males and eleven Burmese females were measured in the' humid' and' dry' states. Regression equations on femur, tibia, and fibula, humerus, radius and ulna were derived and the standard error of estinate calculated. Height againsf bone graphs were plotted and found to have a linear trend. The general formula of Dupertius & Hadden (1951) and Mongoloid formula of Trotter & GIeser (1958) were applied to Burmese long bones and compared with derived Burmese regression formulae applied to the same set of Burmese long bones. The Dupertius & Hadden and Trotter & Gleser formulae gave higher errors of estimate than the derived Burmese regression formula.