Mechanical Injury among Medicolegal Cases in the Department of Emergency in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

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 prevalence of mechanical injury among medicolegal cases in the Department of Emergency in a tertiary care centre.