MEDICO LEGAL CASE MANAGEMENT: 2020

Apart from his routine and usual “clinical” cases, a doctor will come across certain cases one time or the other during the practice of his profession, which at that given time or subsequently, would be labeled as “medico-legal”.

The general belief that only the doctors working in the government hospitals would be involved with such responsibilities has now been dispelled by the recent decisions of the Hon’ble courts, particularly the Supreme Court. As such under circumstances, all practitioners of medicine will be liable to face a medico-legal case.

Many practitioners are usually apprehensive in dealing with such cases as they feel, attending an MLC (Medico-legal Case) means inviting trouble such as

1. ‘entangling’  in police cases

2. ‘indefinite hours’ to be spent in the court, 

3. facing ‘unrelenting’ defense counsels to reply. 

Because of this “fear-factor”, many either try to avoid the cases or try to manipulate them as non-MLC.

The best way to deal with these cases is to understand them clearly, analyze them thoroughly, and then act according to your conscience

A good working knowledge of the law in this regard, coupled with a thorough understanding of the correct method of dealing with such cases helps one to build confidence overriding the fear of MLC.

An attempt has been made to simplify the procedure in the following presentation.

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PLANNING AMD MANAGEMENT OF HOSPITAL MORTURY : 2020

Mortuary or Morgue is the place where dead bodies are preserved for a period before post mortem or cremation. All hospital death cases both MLC and Non-MLC ,  and all brought dead cases  brought to Hospital are kept in hospital morgue. While natural death occurring at home are kept in mortury which are usually operated by cremation ground authorities or NGOs.

Hospital morgue is a very important component of hospital as death of a patient occurring at odd hours cannot be taken home as they come far from areas. Further:-

• It is the moral duty of authority or relative to ensure proper respect and proper handling of the dead body after the soul leaves. 
• Mortuary services are provided by the hospitals only to preserve the dead bodies in case of hospital death. 
• It also keeps all Medico legal death cases on request of investing officer before a post mortem/ autopsy is carried out. 
• The mortuary comes under Control of Deptt. of Forensic Medicine where post mortem service is available. 
• Where an autopsy is advised to ascertain cause of death it is under control of pathology department. 

There is also a difference between Postmortem and Autopsy. Postmortem is carried out on the request of investigating officer/ police/SDM for investigating the cause of death. Autopsy is done by hospital to find out clinical cause of death. 

For autopsy consent of relatives are required where as for postmortem no consent of relative is required being medico legal case. The presentation describes the organisation and management of  mortuary in a Hospital. 

    

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Planning & Management of Hospital Mortuary :: HOSPIAD

Mortuary or Morgue is the place where dead bodies are preserved for a period before cremation. There is a slight difference between mortuary and morgue.

"All hospital death cases both MLC and Non-MLC , and all brought dead cases brought to Hospital are kept in hospital mortuary.While natural death occurring at home are kept in morgue which are usually operated by cremation ground authorities."

Hospital mortuary is a very important component of hospital as death of a patient occurring at odd hours cannot be taken home as they come far from areas. Further:-

1. It is the moral duty of authority or relative to ensure proper respect and proper handling of the dead body after the soul leaves.
2. Mortuary/ Morgue is the place where bodies are temporarily preserved before the cremation.
3. Mortuary services are provided by the hospitals only to preserve the dead bodies in case of hospital death.
4. It also keeps all Medico legal death cases on request of investing officer before a post mortem / autopsy is carried out.
5. The mortuary comes under Control of Deptt. of Forensic Medicine where post mortem service is available.
6. Where an autopsy is advised to ascertain cause of death it is under control of pathology department.

There is also a difference between Postmortem and Autopsy.

"Postmortem is carried out on the request of investigating officer/ police/SDM for investigating the cause of death.Autopsy is done by hospital to find out clinical cause of death."

For autopsy consent of relatives are required where as for postmortem no consent of relative is required being medico legal case.


The presentation describes the organisation and management of mortuary in a Hospital.

Blood Transfusion - Quality & Risk Management

We had on earlier post - PART 1 ( June, 10, 2011), had discussed and shared the presentation on the Blood Transfusion, This is the extended post discussing the issues in the Quality and the Risk Management in the  field of Blood Transfusion

Blood transfusion services qc

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