An Observational Study on Autopsies

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  • Uzma Zaheen, Khyzer Hayat Sukhera, Muhammad Hassaan, Mansoora Mirza, Tayyaba Amjad Mustafa, Shaiqa Ramzan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023171307

Abstract

Objective: To find out and evaluate to the number of cases, natural of cases (known, unknown) and unique reference to mode, manner and cause of death of medicolegal autopsies

Study Design:  Cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Forensic Medicine, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2022.

Methodology: Two hundred and forty six medicolegal autopsies were gathered. The perceptions kept in proforma with an accentuation on the gender of subjects, cause of death (natural, un-natural), manner of death, mode of death of known and unknown cases and month-wise variation of post-mortems.

Results: One hundred and eight were natural deaths and 138 were un-natural. Gunshots represented 36% of the deaths through 18% were physical assault related deaths.158 cases were known while the 88 were obscure cases.

Conclusion:  In larger part of the medicolegal post-mortems male populace was involved and brought about by gunshot wounds (homicidal). August and October were the months where greater part of the cases came.

Keywords: Medicolegal autopsy. Mode, Manner, Known and un-known

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Uzma Zaheen, Khyzer Hayat Sukhera, Muhammad Hassaan, Mansoora Mirza, Tayyaba Amjad Mustafa, Shaiqa Ramzan. (2023). An Observational Study on Autopsies. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 17(01), 307. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023171307

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Vol. 17 No. 01 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

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