The medico legal cases that are being brought to the government hospitals by 108 emergency services are turning out to be a headache to the local police as most of the persons remain unidentified.
At least five cases a day are registered in Osmania General Hospital and Gandhi Hospital. Most of them found lying unconscious by thr road side are fully drunk and a few of them are orphans. The passers-by who show concern to them call up the 108 emergency services and As they be in person found lying on the road is
"If they die, we are finding it difficult to find out their personal details," said a police inspector.
"Most of the passers-by have a second thought in disclosing their details to the 108 services at the time of informing them about somebody who has been found lying at a public place," said an official of the Gandhi Hospital.
"Most of them admitted to the government hospitals die as they already have had certain health complications for a long time," said a doctor of Osmania General Hospital.
On the other hand, there are situations where the accident victims were not given treatment within the `Golden Hour' because hospitals refused to handle such cases. To ensure that hospitals and doctors recovered costs incurred in emergency cases, "Legal aspects of medicine and trauma should be made part of the curriculum in medical colleges, to erase misconceptions about handling emergency cases," says Vishal, a medical student of Osmania.
At least five cases a day are registered in Osmania General Hospital and Gandhi Hospital. Most of them found lying unconscious by thr road side are fully drunk and a few of them are orphans. The passers-by who show concern to them call up the 108 emergency services and As they be in person found lying on the road is
"If they die, we are finding it difficult to find out their personal details," said a police inspector.
"Most of the passers-by have a second thought in disclosing their details to the 108 services at the time of informing them about somebody who has been found lying at a public place," said an official of the Gandhi Hospital.
"Most of them admitted to the government hospitals die as they already have had certain health complications for a long time," said a doctor of Osmania General Hospital.
On the other hand, there are situations where the accident victims were not given treatment within the `Golden Hour' because hospitals refused to handle such cases. To ensure that hospitals and doctors recovered costs incurred in emergency cases, "Legal aspects of medicine and trauma should be made part of the curriculum in medical colleges, to erase misconceptions about handling emergency cases," says Vishal, a medical student of Osmania.
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