break up of autopsies conducted at district head quarter hospital Kasur

This is the first time study to find out the cause and manner of death through medico-legal autopsies in a small district comprising municipal boundaries and rural setup [District Kasur] and comparing it with urban studies conducted by the Forensic Medicine Departments of various medical colleges. This study is also aimed to assess the criminal behavior in this segment of society. Observational Study. This study was conducted at District Head Quarter Hospital Kasur from 2008 to 2010. This study was carried out on 451 medico legal autopsies performed at District Head Quarter Hospital Kasur. The findings were extracted from autopsy reports, chemical examiner reports, relevant hospital record and police documents. The cases were examined for various characteristics like cause and manner of manner of death, age and sex of victim and condition of body at the time of autopsy. The results revealed that homicide was the most common manner [82.26%] among unnatural deaths and males became three times more victims than females. The most vulnerable age group in unnatural deaths were from 15 to 45 years [77.39%]. In 44.12% cases firearm is the weapon responsible for death. Regarding condition of body at autopsy, 364 [80.71%] bodies were in fresh condition. Medico legal autopsy rate reflects the incidence of crime and criminal behavior of that segment of society. Compared with more civilized societies the crime incidence in our society is very high. In order to control it, we need to change the behavior of society through improvement in literacy rate, socioeconomic status and law and order situation. In order to improve the quality of medico-legal reporting there is need to strengthen the expertise in forensic medicine both at urban and rural level

Firearm injuries pattern in cases autopsied at district head quarter hospital Kasur

In the recent years the fire arm possession and its use in violence has superseded many times the conventional means used even in rural setup. This study was conducted to know the pattern of injuries in fire arm related deaths, the prevalence of firearm weapons used in violence and the time interval the victim survived after sustaining injuries in such incidences. Observational study. This study was conducted at DHQ, Hospital kasur during the period from 1[st] January 2008 to 31[st] December 2010. This study includes 199 cases where death was due to some fire arm weapon out of total 451 cases autopsied at district Head Quarters Hospital kasur. The rate of fire arm related deaths during this period was 44.12%. Males accounted for 80.90% and females were 19.10%. In 60.30% cases death took place immediately after sustaining injuries, in 26.63% it was within minutes and in 3.51% the victim survived for hours after being injured. In 9.51% cases the victim remained admitted in hospital and died there due to some injury related complications. An interdisciplinary approach is required to control fire arm weapons possession, to educate the masses especially youngsters about sanctity of human life and how to control the nerves during period of mental irritability and instability

Incidence of mode of death and organ damage

To correlate organ damage with modes of death. Department of Forensic Medicine, Khyber Medical College Peshawar. January 2007 to December 2007. The record of one hundred cases autopsied in the morgue was perused, carefully scrutinized and segregated, and information entered in the tables for analysis. The commonest mode of death was syncope [44%]. coma [40%] and asphyxia [16%]. Organs most commonly involved were brain [43%], lungs [22%], abdominal viscera [17%], heart [15%] and major blood vessel [3%]. Brain damage is commoner than the injuries of the heart, lungs and viscera followed by damage to the major blood vessels

autopsy study with respect to caste, age and sex during 2007 at Khyber medical college Peshawar

To find age, sex and caste incidence and its percentage in cases autopsied during the year 2007. Department of Forensic Medicine. Khyber Medical College, Peshawar. Jan-2007-Dec-2007. To probe into the causes of origin for violence, with reference to caste age and sex in the precincts of Peshawar. A proforma was designed for retrospective study, relevant information was filled from the available data of the autopsy cases: which had been personally examined. The total number of cases was one hundred. 82 males and 18 females were examined during the study. 51% of the victims fell in the 21-35 year age group, while 3% fell in the 71-85 year age group. 7 cases were identified. 96% of them were Afghans, while 4 victims were unknown 4%. Illiteracy and harsh environment breeds violence

Incidence of homicide by sharp edged weapon at Lahore

To find out the most frequently targeted site of the body in sharp force homicidal injuries, defence wounds, age, associated weapon use, gender incidence and cause of death. Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore. 2002, 2003 and 2004. Proforma was designed for retrospective study, relevant information was gleaned from the available record .A three year period was selected, spreading over 2002, 2003 and 2004, was scrutinised for 232 cases autopsied at this facility. Male to female ratio was 2.26: 1. Maximum number of victims belonged to the 20-29 years age group. Single injuries were present in 18.54% of the cases and multiple were present in 81.46% cases. The commonest associated weapon used was blunt. Death was caused by haemorrhage in 46.5% cases and damage to vital organs proved to be the cause of death in 53.5% cases. Defence injuries were seen in 26.7% cases. The commonest infliction site was the neck in females while the area most targeted in male victims was the chest. The most targeted site is neck. Approximately one in four victims had defence injuries. Most injuries are on trunk [chest and abdomen]. Commonest regions for males was chest and in females. Damage to vital organs was the major cause of death. Amongst females teenager are more vulnerable, as this group had the maximum number of victims