Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Abstract

Within the context of the debate over “the right to die”, some basic notions need to be clarified to discuss the acceptability of physician assisted suicide (PAS). Currently, PSA is not legal in Mauritius. The aim of this study was to assess the medical student attitudes towards PAS and compare the results of surveys among second, third, fourth and fifth year students. The study was conducted on 266 medical students at SSR Medical College, Mauritius by means of an anonymous questionnaire that comprised of 13 questions concerning personal perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and factors influencing decision making about PAS. Majority of students were in favour of PAS. The ‘patient’s prospects for improvement’ was considered as most important factor for decision making regarding PAS. Approximately half of the students became in favour of PAS over the course of medical school. This change in behaviour was mainly noted in the senior medical students that perhaps because of clinical exposure. Key Words Physician-assisted suicide, Attitudes, Medical Students, Ethics, Euthanasia.

Abstract

In this retrospective study, total 27 victims of drowning asphyxial deaths cases were studied during the period from January 2003 to December 2006, at Kasturba Hospital of MGIMS, Sevagram. All cases were brought dead from spot for postmortem examination. The incidence was much more common in the males at the age group of 20-29 years and 50 years and above. Accidental drowning was the more common and common place as well. Maximum cases of suicidal drowning was with the history of some kind of mental illness or some chronic disease, presence of mud, sand etc. in lower respiratory tract was a very important sign of drowning.

Key words : Drowning, Suicide, Accidental death.

Abstract

After the Consumer Protection Act. 1986, came into effect, a number of patients have filed cases against doctors. This article presents a summary of legal decisions related to medial negligence, what constitutes negligence in civil and criminal law and what is required prove it. Public awareness of medical negligence in India is growing. Hospital managements are increasingly facing complaints regarding the facilities, standards of professional competence and the appropriateness of their therapeutic and diagnostic methods. After the Consumer Protection Act. 1986, has come into force some patients have filed legal cases against doctors, have established that the doctors were negligent in their medical service and have claimed and received compensation. As a result, a number of legal decisions have been made on what constitutes negligence and what is required to prove it.
 

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The aim of this study was to present new data on the time and sequence of primary and permanent tooth emergence in large sample of north Indian and to compare the finding with those of earlier studies. The results were significantly different from earlier literature on the eruption pattern in primary. Tooth emergence was advanced in girls compared with boys (p<0.001). Moreover, there is slightly delayed eruption of in north Indian as compared to Iraq and US. The results of this research prove valuable to dentists as well as anthropologists for comparison.

Keywords: Anthrology, eruption, primary

Abstract

Age estimation in children is not only important in clinically dentistry but also in forensic dentistry. The orthopantomograph samples of 25 healthy children (13 boys: 12 girls) aged between 5-15 years was selected and applied BR regression equation. I observed that underestimation of age in boys and overestimation in girls as compared to their chronological age.

Keywords:  Forensic dentistry, BR regression equation.