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Dushyantkumar Barot1 , Mohammed Musaib M. Shaikh2 , Jayjeet Trivedi3 , R. S. Bhise4
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Knowledge & Perception of General Population on Forensic Autopsy in Ahmedabad City Dushyantkumar Barot1 , Mohammed Musaib M. Shaikh2 , Jayjeet Trivedi3 , R. S. Bhise4
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 3 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i3.10690

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The Autopsy is beneficial in determining, the cause of death, time since death, validity of therapeutic modalities, potential medico-legal issues surrounding death and providing data on disease & injury. This cross-sectional study was carried out on a general population of Ahmedabad City with the help of questionnaires specially prepared in vernacular language i.e. Gujarati. We observed that overall awareness is quite good regarding the aims and objectives of postmortem examination in the general population. But general populations have poor knowledge about legal procedure regarding post mortem examination. Among the respondents who rejected autopsy, most of them feared of disfigurement of the body of their near ones, followed by delays in funeral, the involvement of police/court & fear of removal of the organs. Refusal on the religious ground was the least common reason cited by the participants. People have to be made aware of the process and importance of a medico-legal autopsy by various programs & seminars so that the relatives won’t resist autopsy of their near ones.
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