The present paper is a case-based review on rare complications of illegal abortion, i.e., necroti... more The present paper is a case-based review on rare complications of illegal abortion, i.e., necrotizing fasciitis missed early by the treating gynecologists which landed up into a negligence tort against the physicians. The common complications of the abortion like incomplete abortion, haemorrhage, sepsis, etc. are usually handled successfully by the gynecologists; however, early detection often missed when a rare complication like necrotising fasciitis occurs. Eventually leading to litigations in case of death of the patient. The newer techniques have reduced the complications in medically terminated pregnancies (MTP); however, the deaths due to illegal abortions carried out by the clandestine abortion practitioners (CAP) poses a challenge, especially in rural areas. A 30-year-old woman went for an illegal abortion from a CAP to avoid social stigma. She developed sepsis & necrotising fasciitis (NF) of right lower limb due to intra-vaginal use of abortifacient herbs prescribed by the CAP. She was succumbed to the complications of necrotising fasciitis allegedly due to delayed diagnosis by the gynecologists. This led to a negligence tort filed by her family members against the treating gynecologists. The prudent medicolegal and medical steps are discussed here, that could have prevented such sequel.
... Engineering, especially to Saurabh Kumar, Javad Barabady Thomas Åhrén, Birre Nyström, Rikard ... more ... Engineering, especially to Saurabh Kumar, Javad Barabady Thomas Åhrén, Birre Nyström, Rikard Granström, Alireza Ahmadi and Rajiv ... Congress & Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM), 2007, June 13-15, Faro, Portugal ...
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, May 1, 2015
Occupational deaths are work-related deaths and usually occur in the work place of an individual.... more Occupational deaths are work-related deaths and usually occur in the work place of an individual. A case of occupational death in a female factory worker has been described, where the saree she was wearing accidentally got entangled in the moving belt and caused ligature strangulation. She was unconscious throughout indicating bilateral occlusion of the carotids and died a day after the incident. The authors have described the correlation between the distribution of the injuries on the body and the manner a saree is worn. Investigation of the workplace revealed that the place where she was standing was located between two machines, and the space was inadequate for normal movement. Some suggestions have been offered which may decrease the incidences of occupational ligature strangulation due to entanglement of dress materials in the moving machineries.
The present paper is a case-based review on rare complications of illegal abortion, i.e., necroti... more The present paper is a case-based review on rare complications of illegal abortion, i.e., necrotizing fasciitis missed early by the treating gynecologists which landed up into a negligence tort against the physicians. The common complications of the abortion like incomplete abortion, haemorrhage, sepsis, etc. are usually handled successfully by the gynecologists; however, early detection often missed when a rare complication like necrotising fasciitis occurs. Eventually leading to litigations in case of death of the patient. The newer techniques have reduced the complications in medically terminated pregnancies (MTP); however, the deaths due to illegal abortions carried out by the clandestine abortion practitioners (CAP) poses a challenge, especially in rural areas. A 30-year-old woman went for an illegal abortion from a CAP to avoid social stigma. She developed sepsis & necrotising fasciitis (NF) of right lower limb due to intra-vaginal use of abortifacient herbs prescribed by the CAP. She was succumbed to the complications of necrotising fasciitis allegedly due to delayed diagnosis by the gynecologists. This led to a negligence tort filed by her family members against the treating gynecologists. The prudent medicolegal and medical steps are discussed here, that could have prevented such sequel.
... Engineering, especially to Saurabh Kumar, Javad Barabady Thomas Åhrén, Birre Nyström, Rikard ... more ... Engineering, especially to Saurabh Kumar, Javad Barabady Thomas Åhrén, Birre Nyström, Rikard Granström, Alireza Ahmadi and Rajiv ... Congress & Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM), 2007, June 13-15, Faro, Portugal ...
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, May 1, 2015
Occupational deaths are work-related deaths and usually occur in the work place of an individual.... more Occupational deaths are work-related deaths and usually occur in the work place of an individual. A case of occupational death in a female factory worker has been described, where the saree she was wearing accidentally got entangled in the moving belt and caused ligature strangulation. She was unconscious throughout indicating bilateral occlusion of the carotids and died a day after the incident. The authors have described the correlation between the distribution of the injuries on the body and the manner a saree is worn. Investigation of the workplace revealed that the place where she was standing was located between two machines, and the space was inadequate for normal movement. Some suggestions have been offered which may decrease the incidences of occupational ligature strangulation due to entanglement of dress materials in the moving machineries.
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