Pathological autopsy: Most valuable aid in the present medical and medico-legal scenario.

It is a fact that the advancements in medicine would not have been possible without the help of autopsies, may be pathological or clinical or medico-legal. Mankind has been immensely benefited by the autopsies all these years. With the changing disease patterns, re emerging diseases, environment and social system, autopsies have become more necessary and relevant than before. The objectives of an autopsy examination are not being achieved at the highest level due to under trained medical officers who handle more than 80% of autopsy work in India and also due to the unwillingness or inertia of pathologists or clinicians to perform the autopsies. Here the in this article we try to highlight the contributions of pathological autopsies to the medical sciences & our social system. We also discuss why there is urgent need for more and well organized clinical or pathological autopsies through out the nation.

Trends of poisoning and gross stomach mucosal appearance in fatal poisoning cases: An autopsy study.

The study was of one year duration from 3rd December 2007 to 2nd December 2008 on fatal poisoning cases autopsied at Chigateri Government District hospital mortuary, attached to JJM Medical College, Davangere. The purpose was to know the trends of fatal poisoning cases in the region and also to know the gross stomach mucosal appearances in those cases. Material for the study included fatal poisoning cases autopsied. These poisoning cases included fatal animal bites also. All the data collected in detail was entered in the Proforma and later critically analyzed, tabulated, & compared with other various studies. Significant correlations were seen between- types of poison ingested & survival period, and between treatment intervention & survival period. It was an attempt to try to furnish poison suspected to the FSL based on case files and autopsy findings so as to hasten analysis and reporting.