Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Y. S. Bansal ¹, Dalbir Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

"The health of my patient will be my first consideration." These words of Declaration of Geneva of the World Medical Association bind the physicians towards their duty to promote and safeguard the health of the people. With more awareness among consumers with respect to their rights, the medical fraternity has to be more vigilant while dealing with patient care. Respecting the well being of the patient in clinical practice and medical research is the need of the hour. World-over, it is now a widely accepted trend that the clinician should negotiate rather than dictate what is in the best interest of patients. Implied consent (Tacit Consent) is the most common form of agreement between doctor and patient for general examination but informed consent is must before any major diagnostic/therapeutic intervention. This article reviews the components of informed consent and its medico-legal significance in Indian scenario.

Keywords

Informed Consent, Express Consent, Medico Legal Aspects, Consumer Protection Act.

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Sunil Subramanyam ¹, Dalbir Singh ², Y. S. Bansal ³, S. P. Mandal ⁴

Affiliations
1 Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Ganapathichettikulam, Pondicherry, IN
2 Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Adesh Medical College and Hospital, Kurukshetra, IN
3 Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IN
4 Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

The astonishing task of determining the identity of an individual has been simplified, with the innovation of scientific technologies like DNA fingerprinting in the developed countries. Yet the application of such advanced technologies in developing countries is still a daunting task due to its complexity. Anthropometric analysis for the identification of unknown bodies is reasonably productive owing to its inexpensiveness. The aim of this study was to correlate the anthropometric measurements of the thyroid cartilage with the stature of the individual. Thyroid cartilages from 300 post mortem cases done in native population of Punjab were studied anthropometrically. A total of seventeen anthropometric measurements of selected parameters of thyroid cartilage were defined, measured, and statistically correlated with the body length of the individual. The variables which were significantly correlating with the body length were further analysed by regression analysis for derivation of a regression equation.

Keywords

Anthropometric Measurements, Regression Analysis, Stature Determination, Thyroid Cartilage.

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