Frequency of Mechanical Injuries Presented to Jala Hospital

Introduction:A medico-legal issue arises whenever an injured person visits a hospital.Therefore, all physicians who treat such patients have a legal duty to accurately document injuries as part of medical treatment.The study aimed to find out the frequency of different types of mechanical injury among medicolegal cases in Jala Hospital (Benghazi city).Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among patients admitted to the Emergency Department of Jalal hospital during 2021, 2022.All relevant data were extracted using hospital records.Results: Out of 525 medicolegal cases registered in the Department of Emergency 2021 males 486 (92.6%) females 39 (7.4%) and 1215 in 2022 males 1130(93%) females 85 (7%) were cases of mechanical injuries.Males outnumbered females for all types of mechanical injuries and the highly frequent age group was between (16-26) then (27-37) and the most common type of mechanical injury was Gunshot injury then other fighting injuries. Conclusion:Most of the medicolegal cases involved the male population, while females appeared to be less inclined to the bodily injuries in medicolegal cases the prevalence of mechanical injuries among medicolegal cases was similar in comparison to other studies done in similar settings.The majority of the injuries were caused by Gunshot and fighting, which could have been prevented if a law system approach was followed.