An Autopsy Study of Brought Dead Cases at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2023Keywords:
MLC case, Medico-legal Case, Natural deaths, Unnatural deaths, Criminal Justice System, Brought Dead cases.Abstract
Introduction: Brought dead cases are considered as Medico-legal Cases which require investigation by law
enforcing authorities, to know the cause of death and then decide whether it is a Natural/Unnatural death.
The doctor’s post mortem report gives direction to the police in their investigation.
Method: All cases during the study period i.e. from 1st Jan 2019up to 31st Dec 2019 were that were brought
dead to GB Pant Hospital (GBPH), which is a tertiary care hospital attached to ANIIMS were included. All
these cases were retrospectively analysed under various parameters.
Results: The present study reveals that out of 223 cases, 58 were brought dead to GBPH. Out of these in 57
cases the death was due to a Natural cause and in only one case it was due to an unnatural cause.
