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    Legal Duties of Doctor in Poisoning

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    The document outlines an educational activity for clinicians at AIIMS, Nagpur on their legal duties in cases of poisoning. Around 40 clinicians will participate in a 1-hour session involving role plays and lectures. Pre- and post-activity questionnaires will assess participants' awareness of legal responsibilities before and after the session. These include proper documentation, informing police, arranging dying declarations, and preserving samples according to guidelines. The activity aims to educate doctors on their medicolegal obligations in poisoning cases.

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    The document outlines an educational activity for clinicians at AIIMS, Nagpur on their legal duties in cases of poisoning. Around 40 clinicians will participate in a 1-hour session involving role plays and lectures. Pre- and post-activity questionnaires will assess participants' awareness of legal responsibilities before and after the session. These include proper documentation, informing police, arranging dying declarations, and preserving samples according to guidelines. The activity aims to educate doctors on their medicolegal obligations in poisoning cases.

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    The document outlines an educational activity for clinicians at AIIMS, Nagpur on their legal duties in cases of poisoning. Around 40 clinicians will participate in a 1-hour session involving role plays and lectures. Pre- and post-activity questionnaires will assess participants' awareness of legal responsibilities before and after the session. These include proper documentation, informing police, arranging dying declarations, and preserving samples according to guidelines. The activity aims to educate doctors on their medicolegal obligations in poisoning cases.

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    The document outlines an educational activity for clinicians at AIIMS, Nagpur on their legal duties in cases of poisoning. Around 40 clinicians will participate in a 1-hour session involving role plays and lectures. Pre- and post-activity questionnaires will assess participants' awareness of legal responsibilities before and after the session. These include proper documentation, informing police, arranging dying declarations, and preserving samples according to guidelines. The activity aims to educate doctors on their medicolegal obligations in poisoning cases.

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    Faculty : Dr Toshal Wankhade

    Senior Resident,
    Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
     Doctors are commonly encountered with poisoning cases at
    emergency section.
     Apart from the treatment of such cases doctor has some legal
    responsibility towards such cases as defined by the law.
     Failure to perform these duties can land doctor into trouble &
    he may face legal notice or punishment from court.
     Considering the above things department of Forensic
    Medicine planned educational activity to make clinician
    working at AIIMS, Nagpur aware of their duties in case of
    poisoning.
    By the end of this activity doctor should able to do
     1. Medicolegal documentation of suspected poisoning case as
    per Institute policy
     2. Police information as per CrPC
     3. Arrangement for dying declaration as per Indian Evidence
    act
     4. Preserve various samples of Medicolegal importance as per
    guidelines set by RFSL.
    All the clinicians working in the AIIMS, Nagpur will be included
    in the educational activity.
    Number will be up to 40
    Duration of teaching activity : 1Hr
    Teaching Method: Role play and lecture
     Predesigned Questionnaire will be given to all participant
    before and after the educational activity.
     With these questionnaire level of awareness of doctor
    regarding the legal duties in case of poisoning prior and after
    the educational activity can be assessed.
     Evaluation of the activity can be done on the basis of answer
    to questionnaire before and after the session.
     Feedback from the doctors.
     Pre activity questionnaire
     Introduction to topic and objectives
     Role play
     Lecture session
     Summary
     Post activity questionnaire
     Assessment
     Feedback
     Evaluation
    Activity Time duration
    Pre activity questionnaire 5 Min

    Introduction to topic and objectives 5 Min


    Role play 20 Min

    Lecture session 20 Min

    Summary 5 Min

    Post activity questionnaire 5 Min


    1. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. [Internet][Assessed on:
    19/10/2019] Available on :
    https://indiacode.nic.in/bitsream/123456789/6571/1/crpc.pdf
    2. K.S. Narayan Reddi, The essentials of Forensic Medicine and
    Toxicology. 33rd ed. /new Delhi:The Health Sciences
    publishers;2014. P. 513-515
    3. T. Millo. Medico-Legal Duties of Doctor in Poisoning Cases: Journal
    of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Volume 3 Number 2, July -
    December 2017

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