Steps towards Developing a Set of Guidelines for Handling Medicolegal Cases in Ain Shams University Hospitals | ||||
| Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology | ||||
| Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 44-53 PDF (1.1 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajfm.2023.279870 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Sherif ElSeginy; Yasser ElAkid; Soha Ashry | ||||
| Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: During medical practice, it is inevitable to face cases that have medicolegal depths. The outcome of these cases could be disastrous to both the patient and the physician unless handled in a correct manner. Ain Shams University Hospitals is a major referral center in Cairo, Egypt, dealing with an enormous number of cases on daily basis, including a large number of cases that bear medicolegal weight. Aim of the Work: This study is aimed at probing the existing way that MLCs are handled and matching the results to current international guidelines as a first step towards proposing a unified set of guidelines on how to deal with these cases in order to preserve both patient rights and physicians’ rights. Participants and Methods: A Self-administered structured questionnaire was created and filled by the physicians working in Ain Shams University Hospitals, during the period between November 2021 and June 2022 to assess physicians' way of handling cases that had medicolegal depths. Results: 55% - 65% of participants reported that their department does not provide them with knowledge regarding MLCs identification, handling, documenting, reporting, evidence collection, or acting as an expert witness in court. Conclusion: There is unequal knowledge among physicians working in ASUH regarding forensic medicine, ethics and proper systematic ways of dealing with medicolegal cases. | ||||
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