Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology With Complimentary Workbook
- 2nd Edition - February 15, 2023
- Latest edition
- Author: Suresh Chand
- Language: English
The book “Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology” includes all essential conceptual topics of Forensic Medicine. It is written in a simple “Must to know” kind of for… Read more
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The book “Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology” includes all essential conceptual topics of Forensic Medicine. It is written in a simple “Must to know” kind of format and easily understandable language. This edition contains theory as well as practical log together. Question-answers are included in each chapter that will help students for their exam. The concepts are supported with numerous diagrams, flowcharts and tables for better understanding and quick recall.
1. Chapters are written and presented for the students, to understand the subject in an easy way and to remember the required knowledge & skill whenever needed in professional carrier of the reader.
2. This book covers theory as well as 22 practical competencies/exercises (14.1 – 14.22) in an exam
oriented approach. It will save the time of students to cover wide syllabus in less time.
3. The theory part includes important questions (long questions, short notes, difference between) along with their answers. The answers are point wise and contain the optimum information required as per the demand of the question.
4. Mnemonics have been provided for better learning and memorizing.
5. Most recent and updated information about forensic pathology as well as current existing laws has been provided.
6. The concepts which are difficult to understand and need clarification e.g., mechanism of action,
processes or some legal matter have been explained in simple language and with proper examples as far as possible.
7. It would be useful for MBBS students, MD (forensic medicine) students, doctors, lawyers and police as well as students of Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, Unani and Siddha systems of medicine.
2. This book covers theory as well as 22 practical competencies/exercises (14.1 – 14.22) in an exam
oriented approach. It will save the time of students to cover wide syllabus in less time.
3. The theory part includes important questions (long questions, short notes, difference between) along with their answers. The answers are point wise and contain the optimum information required as per the demand of the question.
4. Mnemonics have been provided for better learning and memorizing.
5. Most recent and updated information about forensic pathology as well as current existing laws has been provided.
6. The concepts which are difficult to understand and need clarification e.g., mechanism of action,
processes or some legal matter have been explained in simple language and with proper examples as far as possible.
7. It would be useful for MBBS students, MD (forensic medicine) students, doctors, lawyers and police as well as students of Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, Unani and Siddha systems of medicine.
1 Introduction to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
2 Legal Procedures
3 Medical Jurisprudence
3.1 Medical Ethics
3.2 Biomedical Research
3.3 Duties of a Doctor and Communication Skill
3.4 Reforms in Medical Education and Healthcare System in India
3.5 Consent
3.6 Medical Negligence
3.7 Euthanasia
3.8 Acts Related to Medical Practice
3.9 Competitive Arrows (Medical Jurisprudence)
4 Thanatology
4.1 Death and Its Medicolegal Aspects
4.2 Sudden Deaths
4.3 Postmortem Changes
4.4 Time Since Death and Postmortem Artefacts
4.5 Competitive Arrows (Thanatology)
5 Autopsy
6 Mechanical Asphyxia 7 Death of Infant and Foetus
8 Starvation
9 Anaesthetic and Surgical Deaths
10 Torture and Custodial Deaths
11 Identification
11.1 Introduction to Identification
11.2 Age
11.3 Sex
11.4 Race
11.5 Stature
11.6 Forensic Osteology
11.7 Forensic Odontology
11.8 Dactylography (Fingerprinting) and Other Prints
11.9 DNA Profiling (DNA Typing, DNA Fingerprinting)
11.10 Miscellaneous Methods of Identification
11.11 Competitive Arrows (Identification)
12 Injuries
12.1 Medicolegal Aspects of Injuries
12.2 Mechanical Injuries
12.3 Regional Injuries
12.4 Thermal Injuries
12.5 Firearm Injuries
12.6 Electrical Injuries
12.7 Lightning Injuries
12.8 Miscellaneous Injuries
12.9 Causes of Death From Wounds
12.10 Competitive Arrows (Injuries)
13 Sexual Jurisprudence
13.1 Impotence and Sterility
13.2 Assisted Reproductive Technology, Surrogacy and Cloning
13.3 Virginity
13.4 Pregnancy, Delivery and Legitimacy
13.5 Abortion
13.6 Sexual Offences—I
13.7 Sexual Offences—II
13.8 Sexual Offences—III
13.9 Seminal Stains
13.10 Competitive Arrows (Sexual Jurisprudence)
14 Forensic Psychiatry
15 Forensic Science
15.1 Crime Scene Investigation
15.2 Forensic Science Laboratory
15.3 Forensic Serology
15.4 Competitive Arrows (Forensic Science)
SECTION II: Forensic Toxicology
16 General Toxicology
16.1 General Concepts in Forensic Toxicology
16.2 Duties of a Doctor in a Case of Poisoning
16.3 Medicolegal Aspects of Poisons
16.4 Postmortem Examination in a Case of Poisoning
17 Corrosive Poisons
18 Irritants
18.1 Inorganic Metallic Irritants
18.2 Inorganic Non-metallic Irritants
18.3 Organic Irritants—Animal Poisons
18.4 Organic Irritants—Plants
19 CNS Depressants
19.1 Alcohols
19.2 CNS Depressant—Opium
19.3 CNS Depressants—Barbiturates
20 Deliriant Poisons
21 Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Poisons
22 Cardiac Poisons
23 Asphyxiants
24 Agricultural Poisons
25 Substance Abuse
26 Pharmaceutical Toxicology
27 Miscellaneous Topics
28 Competitive Arrows and Multiple Choice Questions
SECTION III: Practical in Forensic Medicine
III.1: Grand Viva in Forensic Medicine
III.2: Grand Viva in Forensic Toxicology
III.3: Objective Structured Practical
Examination (OSPE)
III.4: Practical Competencies
14.1: Examine and prepare medicolegal report of an injured person with different aetiologies in a simulated/supervised environment
14.2: Demonstrate the correct technique of clinical examination in a suspected case of POISONING and prepare medicolegal report in a simulated/supervised environment
14.3: Assist and demonstrate the proper technique in COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, PACKING and SEALING and DISPATCH of the exhibits in a suspected case of POISONING, along with clinical examination
14.4: Conduct and prepare report of estimation of age of a person for medicolegal and other purposes and prepare medicolegal report in a simulated/supervised environment
14.5: Conduct and prepare postmortem examination report of varied aetiologies (at least 15) in simulated/supervised environment
14.6: Demonstrate and interpret medicolegal aspects from examination of HAIR (human
and animal) fibre, SEMEN and other biological fluids
14.7: Demonstrate and identify that a particular stain is BLOOD and identify the species of ts origin
14.8: Demonstrate the correct technique to perform and identify ABO and Rh blood group of a person.
14.9: Demonstrate examination of and present an opinion after examination of SKELETAL REMAINS in a simulated/supervised environment.
14.10: Demonstrate ability to identify and prepare medicolegal inference from specimens obtained from various types of injuries, for example abrasion, contusion, laceration, firearm wounds, burns, head injury, fracture of bone.
14.11: To identify and describe weapons of medicolegal importance which are commonly used, for example knife, dagger, razor, axe, lathi, kripan, gandasa, gupti, farsha, bhalla and stick. Able to prepare report of the weapons brought by police and to give opinion regarding injuries present on the person as described in injury report/post-mortem (PM) report so as to connect weapon with the injuries (prepare injury report/PM report must be provided to connect the weapon with the injuries).
14.12: Describe the contents and structure of FIREARM CARTRIDGES and provide medicolegal interpretation from these
14.13: To estimate the AGE OF FOETUS by post-mortem examination
14.14: To examine and prepare report on an alleged ACCUSED person in cases of various SEXUAL OFFENCES in a simulated supervised environment. Demonstrate an understanding of framing the opinion, preservation and dispatch of trace evidences in such cases. Describe and discuss personal opinions and their impact on such examination and the need for objectivity/neutrality to avoid prejudice influencing the case.
14.15: To examine and prepare medicolegal report on an alleged VICTIM/SURVIVOR of various SEXUAL OFFENCES in a simulated supervised environment. (As per guidelines of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2014.) Demonstrate an understanding of framing the opinion and preservation and dispatch of trace evidence in such cases. Describe and discuss sympathetic/ empathetic examination and interview of victims of sexual assault, including presence of tested adult figure in cases of minor victims.
14.16: To examine and prepare medicolegal report of a DRUNK PERSON in a simulated/supervised environment.
14.17: To identify and draw medicolegal inference from COMMON POISONS, for example datura, castor, cannabis, opium, aconite, copper sulphate, pesticides compounds, marking nut, oleander, nux vomica, abrus seeds, snakes, capsicum, calotropis, lead compounds and tobacco.
14.18: To examine and prepare medicolegal report of a person in ‘police or judicial custody’, or ‘referred by court of law’, and ‘violation of human rights as requirement of NHRC’, who has been brought for medical examination.
14.19: To identify and prepare medicolegal inference from histopathological slides of myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis, pneumonitis, tuberculosis of lung, pulmonary oedema, soot particles, brain infarct, brain haemorrhage, brain oedema, diatoms, bone fracture and wound healing.
14.20: To record and certify DYING DECLARATION in a simulated/supervised environment.
14.21: To collect, preserve, seal and dispatch exhibits for DNA finger printing
14.22: To give expert medical/medicolegal evidence in the court of law.
III.5: Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
SECTION IV: Appendices
1: Important Sections in CrPC, IPC and IEA
2: Sample Papers for Practice
3: Weights & Measurements
4: Do You Know?
5: Miscellaneous Topics
2 Legal Procedures
3 Medical Jurisprudence
3.1 Medical Ethics
3.2 Biomedical Research
3.3 Duties of a Doctor and Communication Skill
3.4 Reforms in Medical Education and Healthcare System in India
3.5 Consent
3.6 Medical Negligence
3.7 Euthanasia
3.8 Acts Related to Medical Practice
3.9 Competitive Arrows (Medical Jurisprudence)
4 Thanatology
4.1 Death and Its Medicolegal Aspects
4.2 Sudden Deaths
4.3 Postmortem Changes
4.4 Time Since Death and Postmortem Artefacts
4.5 Competitive Arrows (Thanatology)
5 Autopsy
6 Mechanical Asphyxia 7 Death of Infant and Foetus
8 Starvation
9 Anaesthetic and Surgical Deaths
10 Torture and Custodial Deaths
11 Identification
11.1 Introduction to Identification
11.2 Age
11.3 Sex
11.4 Race
11.5 Stature
11.6 Forensic Osteology
11.7 Forensic Odontology
11.8 Dactylography (Fingerprinting) and Other Prints
11.9 DNA Profiling (DNA Typing, DNA Fingerprinting)
11.10 Miscellaneous Methods of Identification
11.11 Competitive Arrows (Identification)
12 Injuries
12.1 Medicolegal Aspects of Injuries
12.2 Mechanical Injuries
12.3 Regional Injuries
12.4 Thermal Injuries
12.5 Firearm Injuries
12.6 Electrical Injuries
12.7 Lightning Injuries
12.8 Miscellaneous Injuries
12.9 Causes of Death From Wounds
12.10 Competitive Arrows (Injuries)
13 Sexual Jurisprudence
13.1 Impotence and Sterility
13.2 Assisted Reproductive Technology, Surrogacy and Cloning
13.3 Virginity
13.4 Pregnancy, Delivery and Legitimacy
13.5 Abortion
13.6 Sexual Offences—I
13.7 Sexual Offences—II
13.8 Sexual Offences—III
13.9 Seminal Stains
13.10 Competitive Arrows (Sexual Jurisprudence)
14 Forensic Psychiatry
15 Forensic Science
15.1 Crime Scene Investigation
15.2 Forensic Science Laboratory
15.3 Forensic Serology
15.4 Competitive Arrows (Forensic Science)
SECTION II: Forensic Toxicology
16 General Toxicology
16.1 General Concepts in Forensic Toxicology
16.2 Duties of a Doctor in a Case of Poisoning
16.3 Medicolegal Aspects of Poisons
16.4 Postmortem Examination in a Case of Poisoning
17 Corrosive Poisons
18 Irritants
18.1 Inorganic Metallic Irritants
18.2 Inorganic Non-metallic Irritants
18.3 Organic Irritants—Animal Poisons
18.4 Organic Irritants—Plants
19 CNS Depressants
19.1 Alcohols
19.2 CNS Depressant—Opium
19.3 CNS Depressants—Barbiturates
20 Deliriant Poisons
21 Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Poisons
22 Cardiac Poisons
23 Asphyxiants
24 Agricultural Poisons
25 Substance Abuse
26 Pharmaceutical Toxicology
27 Miscellaneous Topics
28 Competitive Arrows and Multiple Choice Questions
SECTION III: Practical in Forensic Medicine
III.1: Grand Viva in Forensic Medicine
III.2: Grand Viva in Forensic Toxicology
III.3: Objective Structured Practical
Examination (OSPE)
III.4: Practical Competencies
14.1: Examine and prepare medicolegal report of an injured person with different aetiologies in a simulated/supervised environment
14.2: Demonstrate the correct technique of clinical examination in a suspected case of POISONING and prepare medicolegal report in a simulated/supervised environment
14.3: Assist and demonstrate the proper technique in COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, PACKING and SEALING and DISPATCH of the exhibits in a suspected case of POISONING, along with clinical examination
14.4: Conduct and prepare report of estimation of age of a person for medicolegal and other purposes and prepare medicolegal report in a simulated/supervised environment
14.5: Conduct and prepare postmortem examination report of varied aetiologies (at least 15) in simulated/supervised environment
14.6: Demonstrate and interpret medicolegal aspects from examination of HAIR (human
and animal) fibre, SEMEN and other biological fluids
14.7: Demonstrate and identify that a particular stain is BLOOD and identify the species of ts origin
14.8: Demonstrate the correct technique to perform and identify ABO and Rh blood group of a person.
14.9: Demonstrate examination of and present an opinion after examination of SKELETAL REMAINS in a simulated/supervised environment.
14.10: Demonstrate ability to identify and prepare medicolegal inference from specimens obtained from various types of injuries, for example abrasion, contusion, laceration, firearm wounds, burns, head injury, fracture of bone.
14.11: To identify and describe weapons of medicolegal importance which are commonly used, for example knife, dagger, razor, axe, lathi, kripan, gandasa, gupti, farsha, bhalla and stick. Able to prepare report of the weapons brought by police and to give opinion regarding injuries present on the person as described in injury report/post-mortem (PM) report so as to connect weapon with the injuries (prepare injury report/PM report must be provided to connect the weapon with the injuries).
14.12: Describe the contents and structure of FIREARM CARTRIDGES and provide medicolegal interpretation from these
14.13: To estimate the AGE OF FOETUS by post-mortem examination
14.14: To examine and prepare report on an alleged ACCUSED person in cases of various SEXUAL OFFENCES in a simulated supervised environment. Demonstrate an understanding of framing the opinion, preservation and dispatch of trace evidences in such cases. Describe and discuss personal opinions and their impact on such examination and the need for objectivity/neutrality to avoid prejudice influencing the case.
14.15: To examine and prepare medicolegal report on an alleged VICTIM/SURVIVOR of various SEXUAL OFFENCES in a simulated supervised environment. (As per guidelines of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2014.) Demonstrate an understanding of framing the opinion and preservation and dispatch of trace evidence in such cases. Describe and discuss sympathetic/ empathetic examination and interview of victims of sexual assault, including presence of tested adult figure in cases of minor victims.
14.16: To examine and prepare medicolegal report of a DRUNK PERSON in a simulated/supervised environment.
14.17: To identify and draw medicolegal inference from COMMON POISONS, for example datura, castor, cannabis, opium, aconite, copper sulphate, pesticides compounds, marking nut, oleander, nux vomica, abrus seeds, snakes, capsicum, calotropis, lead compounds and tobacco.
14.18: To examine and prepare medicolegal report of a person in ‘police or judicial custody’, or ‘referred by court of law’, and ‘violation of human rights as requirement of NHRC’, who has been brought for medical examination.
14.19: To identify and prepare medicolegal inference from histopathological slides of myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis, pneumonitis, tuberculosis of lung, pulmonary oedema, soot particles, brain infarct, brain haemorrhage, brain oedema, diatoms, bone fracture and wound healing.
14.20: To record and certify DYING DECLARATION in a simulated/supervised environment.
14.21: To collect, preserve, seal and dispatch exhibits for DNA finger printing
14.22: To give expert medical/medicolegal evidence in the court of law.
III.5: Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
SECTION IV: Appendices
1: Important Sections in CrPC, IPC and IEA
2: Sample Papers for Practice
3: Weights & Measurements
4: Do You Know?
5: Miscellaneous Topics
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: March 9, 2023
- Language: English