Abstract

Injuries should not be managed surgically or with the use of drugs only as studies show that a lot of injures are suicidal or homicidal rather than accidental and the skill of doctors in obtaining medicolegal notes will go a long way to stop attempted suicides and attempted homicides subsequently leading to death and assist the law to identify culprits as not all injuries are accidental.

Key words: Injuries, homicides, suicides, death.