Changing pattern of fabricated injuries in Larkana region

Man has been egotist by nature and from Ancient time man has been endeavouring to bring under power other human beings. With the passage of time and growth of civilization this trend has been increased. Now there are more dangerous ways of violence and torture in use for twisting and turning people around. Inflection of fabricated injuries is one of the ways for fulfillment of his lust. Incidence of fabricated injuries is related with crime rate in any society, and this practice is carried out through out the world. Fabricated Injury is a major problem which forensic expert/causality medical officer face during their duty. Very little literature is available regarding study of fabricated injuries and no authentic criteria has so far been developed for labeling an injury as fabricated one. The present study is about 130 challenged medico-legal cases in Larkana Division which were studied in special medical board held in the Department of Urology Chandka Medical College Larkana. Out of 130 cases 50 were proved to be fabricated. The total number of challenged cases was 130, out of these 50 [38.46%] cases were of fabricated injuries. Out of 50 fabricated cases, 46 [92%] were males and 4 [8%] were female, thus the male to female ratio was approximately 11:1. Maximum cases [25] were from Larkana District, 15 cases were from Shikarpur and 10 cases from Jacobabad. The majority of fabricated injuries from Larkana District were nose injuries as out of 25 fabricated injuries from Larkana district 10 were nasal injuries, while from district Jacobabad and Shikarpur there was no nasal fabricated injury. Most of the fabricated injuries are caused on accessible part of the body like arms, legs, abdomen, chest etc. The pattern of fabricated injuries is changing in Larkana district as out of 25 fabricated injuries in this district 10 were nasal injuries while in District Jacobabad and Shikarpur there was no nasal fabricated injury

Psychological autopsy study of suicide pattern and its relationship to depressive illness

Suicide with respect to the high risk individuals is emerging as an important entity in our society requiring research and evaluation. The following study was conducted at CMC Hospital Larkana by doing a psychological autopsy, to see the pattern of suicide and its relation to depressive illness. A total of 52 suicide cases were reported by police authorities for autopsy examination during the months of November 2002 to October 2004. The autopsy records of these cases were consulted along with the police inquest reports. The relatives were traced with the help of police records and interviews were held using a structured interview form with at least two informants including a near relative or a friend. The results demonstrate that the act of suicide is more prevalent in males than in females. The high risk age group is 30 - 39 yrs. Firearms and Hanging is the most commonly employed mean. Most of the victims were married. Only 4 were widow / widowers. The trimester from August to October occasioned for abou t 53.8% cases. 71% of the victims were assessed to be suffering from major depressive illness. Recognition of high risk individuals and their treatment at a psychiatric hospital may save precious lives. The study also calls to repeal the law concerning suicide

Medical and socioeconomic aspects of road traffic accidents

Road traffic accidents leave medical and social repercussions on families and individuals involved. Moreover, it is saddening that the most vulnerable are from the youth and middle age groups. This deprives the society of much needed and precious human resources. Hence, the mean which was originally designed to serve mankind has become a means of destruction, cause of disability and sometimes death. The medical profession has to assume a key role not only in the management of the injured, but also in the prevention of accidents and road safety measures. In order to reduce the incidence of road accidents it is important to establish an efficient organizational set-up, highlight the role of mass-transit, periodic checkup of the vehicle for its road worthiness and education of masses with the hope that they will adhere to the rules while on road