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Preparing Medico Legal Report in Clinical Practice

Indian Journal of Surgery volume 75, pages 47–49 (2013)Cite this article

Abstract

Doctors are frequently asked to prepare reports for a variety of medicolegal purposes including court proceedings, worker’s compensation, and insurance reports. The aim of this article is to provide doctors with certain aspects of writing a medicolegal report and the common pitfalls to avoid. Due to sudden rise in the consumer cases against doctors, the legal authorities who do not have sufficient medical knowledge will take the help of the physicians to provide them with sufficient material and advice so as to sue the erring doctor or to protect the medical fraternity from frivolous complaints.

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Kambipura, Bangalore, 560074, India

    M. V. Pradeep Kumar

  2. Department of Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Kambipura, Bangalore, 560074, India

    S. Naveen

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Naveen, S., Kumar, M.V.P. Preparing Medico Legal Report in Clinical Practice. Indian J Surg 75, 47–49 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0538-0

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Keywords

  • Medicolegal report
  • Expert opinion
  • Section 45 IEA