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<![CDATA[Knowledge and Awareness of Medical Students about Injuries in Forensic Perspective ]]>
<![CDATA[Sulekha Naresh]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.2772
<![CDATA[Introduction: Injury is any harm caused illegally to a person, which may be caused by any mechanical force which results in a break in natural continuity of any tissue.Each and every injury as its own medico-legal importance which is the key in interpretation of specific injury. Thus every medical student must be clear about this, which helps in concluding different injuries as every medical practitioner has to deal with injuries throughout their life. This can be dealt only when there is proper knowledge and awareness about different injuries in medical field. Objective: This study was done to study knowledge and awareness of medical students about injuries in forensic perspective. Materials and Method: It is a cross-sectional study done at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Students of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year M.B.B.S participated after giving informed consent. 115 students participated in the study. Questionnaire containing 20 questions were distributed and responses were obtained and analyzed. Results: Out of 115 students, 95% of the students had basic knowledge on injuries. Though awareness was present, there was minimal lack in certain areas such as knowledge on contusions, grievous hurt and differentiating cut and chop wounds. Conclusion: The knowledge and awareness on various injuries is very important for every medical student and practitioner for recognizing and differentiating it. So students should gain more knowledge and awareness on injuries.]]>
<![CDATA[A Cross Sectional Study on the Awareness and Practice of Road Safety Measures among the Medical Students in Chennai ]]>
<![CDATA[Sushil Chakravarthy. A, Magendran J,]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.2775
<![CDATA[Background: The global epidemic of road traffic accidents is still increasing. The present study was aimed to assess the level of awareness regarding road safety among the study participants and to study the behaviour patterns while using motorised vehicles among the study participants. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in Saveetha medical college and hospital, Chennai. A total of 125 students were studied. The study period was from 21st January 2019 to 30th March 2019. Results: In total, 125 medical students were studied, ranging from 1st to final year M.B.B.S. of age 19-24 years; the mean age being 21.4 .Only 65(52%) participants wear helmet and only 22(17.6%) participants interpreted Gap-In-Median correctly. Conclusions: The awareness regarding road safety measures among the study group was satisfactory but interpretation of the road signs was not satisfactory -only 17.6% interpreted them correctly. The behavioural patterns among medical students are not satisfactory-only 52% of students wear helmet while riding, only 49.6% wear seat belts always while 41.6% wear seatbelt’s sometimes and 24% don’t follow lane rules while driving.]]>
<![CDATA[A Study on Awareness of Breast Cancer among Nursing Students ]]>
<![CDATA[Tansushree. B1, Magendran.J2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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<![CDATA[Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Breast cancer could happen to any woman irrespective of her education, social or cultural background. The lack of knowledge and incorrect perception about breast cancer prevention among females are responsible for the negative perception of the curability of cancer detected early and of the efficacy of the screening tests. It is, therefore, important to assess the level of awareness of risk factors in our communities. Therefore the present study is aimed to assess the awareness of breast cancer among nursing students. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among nursing students of SAVEETHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, CHENNAI. A total of 150 nursing students were included in the study with their prior consent. The study period was from 21 st January 2019 to 30 the March 2019. Results: Our results showed insufficient knowledge of breast cancer among nursing students eventhough majority of them have heard of it. The results indicated the need for increased breast cancer awareness among university students. Conclusions: Our study participants did not have adequate knowledge on risk factors and symptoms of breast cancer .The implications of this study are to emphasize the need to teach nursing students breast cancer awareness and detection of breast cancer in the early stage their undergraduate courses]]>
<![CDATA[Assessment of the Feedback Questionnaire from Students for a Weekend Lecture ]]>
<![CDATA[Vishal Marwaha1, Anu Sasidharan2, Greeshma C.R3]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.2778
<![CDATA[Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) and Curriculum Implementation Support Program (CISP) are gaining a lot of momentum in India. Lecture still remains as a very important large group teaching method. Attendance of the students was seen to be reduced in weekend lectures. The primary objective of this research work was to estimate the understanding of learning objectives of the previous weekend lecture; and to get the students’ feedback on ‘status of attendance’, ‘relevance of weekend lectures’, ‘acceptance as adult learners’ and ‘marking proxy attendance in lectures’. The secondary objective was to find the association of the answers with that of ‘status of attendance’. The tertiary objective was to check if any association existed between students’ responses of ‘relevance of weekend lectures’, ‘marking of proxy attendance in lectures’ and ‘acceptance as adult learners’. A feedback questionnaire tool post validation was conducted unannounced following the weekend lecture and students voluntarily participated in the same – sample size was 82. The students who had attended the lecture had given the maximum number of correct responses. The largest group of responses were ‘not answered’ and they belong to those who had not attended the lecture. All these interpretations of associations were found to be highly significant statistically - p < 0.001. There was an association between responses of ‘acceptance as adult learners’ with that of ‘marking proxy attendance in lectures (as bad attitude)’ - p < 0.049.]]>
<![CDATA[Assessment and Examination of Female Rape Victims and Their Genital Injuries ]]>
<![CDATA[Yamini Patil1, Sanjay Kumar Patil2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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<![CDATA[Background: The prevalence of genital injury resulting from sexual assault has been an area of interest to the scientific and health care community. The present study was conducted to assess female rape victims and their genital injuries. Materials & methods: The present retrospective study was conducted in the department of Gynaecology. It consisted of 28 female patients of rape victims. All suspected victims were examined in gynecology and forensic medicine department. A through vaginal examination was performed by gynecologist. Results: Age group 20-25 years had 16 females and age group 25-30 years had 7 females and 30-35 years had 5 females. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Tanner staging- hair stage II was seen in 8, hair stage III in 20, V- shaped notches were single in 4, multiple in 24. Notches were at 6 o clock position in 5, 9 o clock position in 6 and at both positions in 17. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The number of rapes is increasing day by day. A through gynecological examination is required to confirm the crime.]]>
<![CDATA[Effectiveness of Conventional Physiotherapy Exercises Versus Kinesiotaping in Recreational Football Players with Plantar Fasciitis ]]>
<![CDATA[Pratiksha Rahane1, Khushboo Chotai2, Amrutkuvar Rayjade3, Smita Patil4]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.2782
<![CDATA[Background: Plantar fasciitis is a disorder in which there is non-inflammatory structural breakdown of the plantar fascia. It is more common in sports that involve running and long- distance walking. Many of the literature suggest that there is 21.7 % of prevalence rate of plantar fasciitis in individuals who play sports, especially in football players who uses studs/cleats shoes. Attachment of the cleats place the foot in a dorsiflexed position throughout the stance phase of running which produces and increases pressure upon the calcaneus. This creates a pull from soft tissue attachments such as plantar fascia which further leads to disorders like plantar fasciitis which needs to be treated early and by more advanced techniques to prevent further overuse injuries. Objective: To find the effect of conventional physiotherapy exercises versus kinesiotaping in football players with plantar fasciitis. Material and Method: In this pre-post intervention study 40 football players having plantar fasciitis were included. They were randomly divided into 2 groups with 20 individuals each. Group A was treated with conventional exercises and Group B with kinesiotaping along with conventional exercises for two weeks. After pre-post assessment, data was analysed with help of appropriate statistical methods. Results: According to the result, in Group A and Group B there is significant difference in pain and measures of foot function index with p value < 0.0001. Conclusion: The results obtained by studying both the groups in this study suggests that in treatment of plantar fasciitis, Conventional Therapy along with Kinesiotaping is more effective than Conventional Therapy alone.]]>
<![CDATA[Metanalysis of Qualitative and Quantitative improvement in Active Rehabilitation of Post ACL Repair or Reconstruction ]]>
<![CDATA[Radhika Chintamani]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.2784
<![CDATA[Background: Physiotherapy regimen is important in both Pre-Surgery and Post-Surgery phases. However, Despite its widespread knowledge of importance of physiotherapy in both pre and post operation phases and during conventional therapy, the efficacy of early active intervention of physiotherapy in post-operative ACL repair/reconstruction is limited on the basis of quantitative and qualitative analysis. Purpose: The aim of this meta-analysis was to analyze the randomized controlled trials having quantitative and qualitative improvement in parameters after active rehabilitation in subjects with post-repair/ reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Methods: The authors searched Google Scholar and PubMed from 2014 to 2019. Only downloadable randomized controlled trials were included in the study. Main results: Twelve trials were included in the study with. The schedule of treatments varied greatly from certain days to 6 weeks or even follow up of 12 weeks. Subgroup analysis performed on Qualitative and quantitative assessment of pre-operative and post-operative active physiotherapy regimen showed significant statistical difference. Conclusion: The result of the present study shows strong evidence to support the active physiotherapeutic treatment pre-operative as well as post-operative in subjects with ACL repair/reconstruction, which helps in improving both qualitative and quantitative parameters.]]>
<![CDATA[Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification in Late Adolescent Females with Normal BMI Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ]]>
<![CDATA[Snehal Walmik Hukire1, T. Poovishnu Devi2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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<![CDATA[Background and Objectives: The prevalence of PCOS varies from 2.2% to 26% in different countries. Between 20-50% of women with PCOS are normal weight or lean and the pathophysiology of the disorder in these women may differ from that of obese women; It has been suggested that PCOS develops in non obese women because of a hypothalamic pituitary defect that results in increase release of LH. To determine the effectiveness of life style modification in late adolescent with normal BMI polycystic ovarian syndrome . Material and Methodology: 28 Normal BMI women with polycystic ovary syndrome were selected for the study. They received the life style modification including diet plan exercise plan. Pre –assessment of body weight is measured by body mass index (BMI),waist-hip ratio(W-H Ratio) and quality of life was scored as per polycystic ovarian syndrome questionnaire(PCOSQ) and post-interventional assessment was taken for the same after 3 months. The exclusion criteria included Type II diabetes, Cardio vascular problems, any concurrent hormone therapy within 6 weeks, pregnant women’s or who are willing to conceive. Result: Statistical analysis for PCOSQ was extremely significant (P value=0.0001).Statistical analysis for BMI revealed not significant in post intervention .Statistical analysis for W-H Ratio revealed not significant in post intervention. Conclusion: Lifestyle modification helped in maintaining weight and showed increased quality of life in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).]]>
<![CDATA[Study of Profile of Sexually Related Unnatural Deaths ]]>
<![CDATA[Siddaramanna T C1, Dileep Kumar R2, Girish Chandra Y P3, Shailesh V Parate4, Harish S5]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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<![CDATA[Sexual crimes against women are on the rise. It has been well documented that sexual assault cases are under reported. The study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore during the period from September 2008 to February 2010, a period of 18 months where in 52 cases were due to sexually related deaths]]>
<![CDATA[Knowledge and Awareness about Medical Ethics among Medical Practitioners in a Teaching Medical College and Hospital, Chennai ]]>
<![CDATA[Subhashree Bangaru1, Magendran. J2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.2787
<![CDATA[Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and awareness towards medical ethics among medical practitioners. The results of this study may be used to guide the tutors of medical students, curricula designers and to bring change in attitude among the doctors towards the patient. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional analytic study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness towards medical ethics among medical practitioners. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was given and collected from the participants. After obtaining the data, it was entered in excel spreadsheet and was analysed using SPSS software and frequencies and percentages were obtained. Results: Most of the participants have gained their knowledge on medical ethics from seminar and workshops (40%) and clinical training (36%) followed by other sources such as journal, lectures, ethical books etc., 71% of the participated medical practitioners agreed that “During treatment , the patient’s wishes must always be adhered to”. 66% of the participants disagreed that “Privacy of one patient may be ignored for the benefit of the larger group”. Conclusion: This study highlights the lack of improvement in ethics awareness corresponding to increasing exposure to medical education in the last few years. Thus, with the help of the results obtained from this study, it can be used to devise means to sensitize them to these issues and appropriately training them.]]>
