Yacouba Garba K^1,2*, Faye Labo R², Tahirou MK², Ndoye El Hadji O² and Soumah M²

¹Laboratory of Surgical Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger
²Forensic Medicine and Forensic Expertise, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Senegal

*Corresponding Author: Yacouba Garba K, Laboratory of Surgical Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger.

Received: December 17, 2024; Published: January 22, 2025

Abstract

Introduction: The voluntary certificate of assault and injury, is a medical act that involves a compulsory clinical examination of the patient and which commits the responsibility of the doctor who signs it. Moreover, the frequency and request for issuance of medical certificate (CM), is increasingly important in the practice of medicine. Thus, the objectives of this work were to evaluate the quality of certificates of voluntary injuries at the National Hospital of Niamey (HNN), to study the validity criteria of interpretative certificates, to identify difficulties related to good practice in the issuance of certificates of assault and injury, to propose a guide for the drafting of medical certificates of assault.

Methods: We studied 100 certificates describing intentional assault and battery. The data collected was captured and analyzed by the Excel software.

Results: The physician’s identity was on 100 certificates. Of the 100 certificates studied, the full identity of the victim was reported on 100%. The facts reported by the victim were reported on all certificates, as well as the circumstances of writing. The physical examination was done on all victims. All certificates were signed with the expression “subject to complications” in 100% of cases.

Conclusion: The certificates issued are of good quality. Recommendations concerning the creation of forensic consultation units and reception centres for better treatment of victims of assault.

 Keywords: Certificates; Blows and Self-Injury; Niamey National Hospital

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Citation

Citation: Yacouba Garba K., et al. “Evaluation of the Quality of Voluntary Injury Certificates at Niamey National Hospital (NNH): About 100 Medical Certificates”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.2 (2025): 100-106.

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