Medico-Legal Cases Need a More Professional Approach
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Medico-legal services, Forensic Medicine Specialists, Posts in District HospitalsAbstract
As far as medico-legal services are concerned, many of us have seen medico-legal examinations conducted and certifications undersigned by any MBBS doctor or gynecologist or dermatologist etc., who are not specialized in medico-legal work. As per statistics, about 80 per cent of medico-legal work is done by non-forensic doctors, flooding the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology in teaching hospitals with second/expert opinion, due to non-specialized medico-legal knowledge of other doctors. When a Forensic Medicine specialist is available to do the core work he is trained in, there is no point in a non-forensic doctor, who is not well versed with various aspects of forensic medicine to authorize his work by giving opinions or reports or presenting evidence in the court of law. Therefore, all medico-legal services in area or district hospitals must be mandated by doctors with specialization in MD Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. Provision of District Forensic Medicine specialists will also cater to the need and will help in guiding both police and judiciary.
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