Paediatrics is a branch of medicine which is concerned with wellbeing of infants, children, adolescents, their physical, mental, and psychological development. Paediatric forensic autopsy is useful to evaluate us the natural and unnatural childhood deaths, their reasons, steps for prevention and their management, which is both useful to the branch of Forensic Medicine and the Medical researchers. A 3 year retrospective study was conducted in M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar during the period of January 2014 to December 2016. Out of total 3743 autopsies performed, a total of 253 cases belonging to paediatric age-group were the material of the study. Accidental deaths are the most common manner of deaths and mostly affected age-group is 12-17 years. The leading cause of death are burns, drowning, road traffic accidents and snake bite. Accidental burns and suicidal hanging were more common in females in the agegroup 12-17 years. Accidental drowning and RTA were common in the males. In the present study, snake bite envenomation was also one of the leading causes of unnatural deaths in children and was mostly seen in the age range of 2-10 years. In India, both natural and unnatural childhood deaths are emerging as major public health problem. Various educational programmes, preventive strategies, and dissemination of information are necessary to create awareness and is must to reduce the unnatural deaths.

Paediatrics is a branch of medicine which is concerned with wellbeing of infants, children, adolescents, their physical, mental, and psychological development. Paediatric forensic autopsy is useful to evaluate us the natural and unnatural childhood deaths, their reasons, steps for prevention and their management, which is both useful to the branch of Forensic Medicine and the Medical researchers. A 3year retrospective study was conducted in M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar during the period of January 2014 to December 2016. Out of total 3743 autopsies performed, a total of 253 cases belonging to paediatric age-group were the material of the study. Accidental deaths are the most common manner of deaths and mostly affected age-group is 12-17 years. The leading cause of death are burns, drowning, road traffic accidents and snake bite. Accidental burns and suicidal hanging were more common in females in the agegroup 12-17 years. Accidental drowning and RTA were common in the males. In the present study, snake bite envenomation was also one of the leading causes of unnatural deaths in children and was mostly seen in the age range of 2-10 years. In India, both natural and unnatural childhood deaths are emerging as major public health problem. Various educational programmes, preventive strategies, and dissemination of information are necessary to create awareness and is must to reduce the unnatural deaths.

Introduction: In the Present study, it has been tried to assess the awareness regarding medico-legal issues those arising during medical procedure among obstetricians and gynecologists in Rajkot city of Gujarat. The present study will help to know the areas of weakness and will suggest necessary remedial measures in this regards. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted at P. D. U. Government Medical College and Hospital. Study sample included Government and Private Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Rajkot city. Total 80 opinions were collected personally from Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Specially prepared standard questionnaire was given to them and their response was collected. The questions in questionnaire were related to promptness & procedural awareness in sexual offence cases, awareness of laws, insight about causes of negligence and awareness regarding various medicolegal issues. Collected responses were statistically analyzed using Microsoft excel. Results and Conclusions: Government hospital doctors are more aware about the medico-legal issues arising during medical practice than the private hospital doctors. Among them, male doctors are more aware than the female doctors. Male doctors are more experienced than female doctors in handling of MLC cases. Government hospital doctors are more aware about the PCPNDT act and other laws related to practice. Promptness of examination of sexual assault victim as well as knowledge of collection and preservation of evidence in such cases was observed more in government doctors than the private doctors. 32.50% practitioners know that they have to attend the MLC's as per merit of the case and 16.25% do not know about it. It was quite clear in this study that 47.50% practitioners have the insight of real causes of negligence and litigations, 16.25% are confuse, while 27.5% are not aware of the same.

Poisoning is the commonest method adopted in India to commit suicide. Pesticide poisoning is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries in the world. Present study was undertaken to evaluate the pattern of poisoning deaths in Rajkot region of Gujarat. Present Retrospective study was conducted from 1st January, 2016 to 31st December, 2018 at department of forensic medicine, PDU govt. medical college, Rajkot. During that period total 8102 autopsies were conducted, out of them 870 cases of fatal poisoning and animal envenomation were selected for study. Average incidence rate of death due to poisoning is around 11% in Rajkot region. Organophospharus poisoning (36.32%) was most common followed by Aluminium phosphide poisoning (31.26%) and these findings were observed in individual age group and in male. Incidence rate is higher in male (60%) as compared to female (40%). Highest numbers of cases were found in age group of 21-30 years (29.43%). Organophosphorus insecticide was the prime culprit among all poisons. Trends of this region were revealed and result was comparable with previous studies done in same region.