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MANAGEMENT OF MEDICO LEGAL

CASES

Name Designation Signature Date

Prepared by Dr. Lalu Chacko Medical Director 02-01-2020

Dr. Shiny 04-01-2020

Reviewed by Quality Manager
Narayanan

Approved by Mr. Pankaj Paul CEO 05-01-2020

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. REVISION HISTORY 3
2. REVIEW HISTORY 4
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
4. PURPOSE 5
5. SCOPE 5

6. DEFINITIONS 5

7. ACRONYMS USED 5
8. RESPONSIBILITIES 5
9. PROCEDURE 5
10. CROSS REFERENCES 6

11. RELEVANT DOCUMENTS & RECORDS 6

12. APPENDICES 6

1. REVISION HISTORY
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2. REVIEW HISTORY
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3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/POLICY STATEMENT

3.1. All MLC attended to emergency department should receive initial treatment, reported and properly
documented by the treating physician.

4. PURPOSE
4.1. It is a policy of Burjeel Medical City to provide the emergency care services to the medico-legal
cases as per Government/SEHA rules and regulations.

5. SCOPE
5.1. Hospital wide

6. DEFINITIONS
Term(s) Definition(s)

are cases relating to or concerned with medicine & law. These

may include but not limited to; Motor vehicles accidents,
Medico-Legal Cases (MLC)
assault, sexual offences, poisoning, attempted suicide, criminal
abortion, unnatural death)

7. ACRONYMS USED
ACRONYMS

ED Emergency Department ER Emergency Room

GP General Practitioner

8. RESPONSIBILITIES
8.1. It is the responsibility of the Medical and Nursing Director to ensure full implementation of this policy.
8.2. It is the responsibility of Head of Department, Nurse Manager and Nurse Supervisor to monitor and
ensure the compliance of this policy.
8.3. It is the responsibility of all medical staff to comply with this policy.

9. PROCEDURE
Procedure Sequence:
9.1. The Medical Director or the duty manager should be notified immediately by Emergency Physician
of any Medico Legal cases.
9.2. Initial patient stabilization should be done in the emergency department by the Emergency
Physician.
9.3. Whenever appropriate, patient’s consent should be taken by the treating emergency physician.
9.4. Proper history and physical examination by emergency physician.
9.5. Careful identification and documentation of injuries by the treating physician.
9.6. Whenever required further consultations should be done and documented by the treating
emergency physician.
9.7. Medico legal evidence should be carefully identified, sealed, labeled and kept in safe custody by
security officer.
9.8. Medical director/manager on duty must notify the security supervisor and police department
9.9. If further medico-legal examination and/or further treatment are required, the patient should be
transferred to the relevant ministry of health hospital by the attending emergency physician if
needed.
9.10. If the police requested Medical Legal Form, the emergency physician should refer the patient to
SKMC/SEHA hospital.

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9.11. Medico-legal case register should be maintained and kept in ER by the ED Coordinator/Head
Nurse

10. REFERENCES/CROSS REFERENCES:

10.1. General Nursing Orientation Policy
10.2. Continuing Nursing Education Policy

11. RELEVANT DOCUMENTS & RECORDS

None

12. APPENDICES
None

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