Saturday 26 November 2011

Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal issues:Dangerous weapons

• The Section 324 of IPC states that any instrument for shooting, stabbing, cutting or any instrument used as weapons of offence is likely to cause death or by means of fire or any heated substance or by means of poison or any corrosive substance or by means of any explosive or by means of any substance which is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood or by means of any animal will be taken as dangerous weapons.
• The duty of the attending doctor is to record all the injuries, its dimension as far as possible, and the body parts where the injuries are located the nature of injury whether simple or grievous, caused by sharp/blunt object, age or duration of injury and with the vital parameters like blood pressure, pulse respiration with the mental status of the patient.
• The injuries present could be a self-inflicted or fabricated one? if yes please mention the forensic justification
• Are there any signs, symptoms or smell of alcohol or any drug intoxication? If yes, please give your opinion about the mental status due the influence of intoxication. Also, preserve blood sample.
• Please opine if the injured or intoxicated patient is fit for obtaining his statement? If no, please give due reasons and an approximate time interval for medical revaluation for his/her fitness for statement.
• Is the condition of patient is critical, severe or serious? If so, the dying declaration must be recorded by attending doctor before one or two witnesses.


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