Anil Mangeshkar
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Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Regarding the Procedure of Autopsy in COVID-19 Cases among Doctors Doing Post Mortem Examination Anil Mangeshkar; Ashok Najan; Seema Sutay
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): 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.v15i3.15282

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The COVID-19 pandemic has raised challenges in dealing with the dead body of deceases who have been a suspected case or a confirmed case of Covid-19, considering the extreme shortage of trained and experienced manpower in dealing with various duties and responsibilities in the COVID-19 scenario it is very important to ensure safety of the health care workers.All the guidelines issued from time to time for control of spread and treatment of Covid-19 are speculations depending on the current trends and none are based on robust research due to lack of scientific literature and work as the Covid-19 virus in new to the human race .The main driver of transmission of COVID-19is through droplets. There is unlikely to be an increased risk of COVID-19 infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling body. Only the lungs of dead COVID-19 patients, if handled during an autopsy, can be infectious.1and there is no evidence so far of transmission of virus through the handling of corpses.2There are a lot of speculations in the mind of forensic medicine experts regarding the ongoing mortuary work and dead body management in the Covid-19 scenario considering the risk of acquiring the infection during handing or bodies or while conducting a medico legal post mortem examination.
Estimation of Cephalic index in 17-20 Years old population of Nimad region of Madhya Pradesh Anil Mangeshkar; Ashok B Najan; Vineet Kumar Gohiya; Sarita Gohiya
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.16425

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Identification is determination of the individuality of a person based on certain physical characteristics andis of importance in solving criminal as well as civil cases on a regular basis. Examination of fragmentaryremains by a doctor can aid the police in complete identification of an individual. Cephalic index is onesuch parameter that can help in identification of the individual. Cephalic index (CI) and head shape aregreatly affected by geographical, sex, age and racial factors. Such data is of great medico legal and forensicimportance which indicates that cephalic index can be used as marker of ethnicity. There have been variousinstances where the race of the individual bone has to be ascertained in solving issues related to forensicor archaeological importance where Cephalic index is an important tool to determining the race and sex ofan individual whose identity is unknown. This study was carried out to determine Cephalic index of 400healthy individual, including 200 Male and 200 Female individuals between 17 years to 20 years the of age,from the Nimad region of Madhya Pradesh.