UNIT 2 JURISDICTION OF THE MEDICO-LEGAL AUTOPSY

Question 1

All natural deaths occurring in the hospital within ___________,
unless the case was attended by a private physician within __________

Answer 1

• 24 hrs of admission
• 36 hours of
  death

Question 2

are usually
the first to be examined in newborn deaths

Answer 2

Anaesthesiologist and Obstetrician-Gynecologist

Question 3

Newborns in the first _______ of life

Answer 3

24 hours

Question 4

All cases without medical attendance within ______ prior to the hour of
death

Answer 4

36 hours

Question 4

in abortion, Medicolegal examination of the

Answer 4

mother