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• Introduction to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
• By Dr Magde Boukhatwa
• 1-11-2018

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Introduction

• The term Forensic Medicine means the application
  of medical knowledge for the administration of
  law and justice.
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• Some examples are applying the medical knowledge
  in deciding cases of injuries, asphyxia deaths,
  sexual offences, infant deaths , poisoning, etc.
  In short it deals with the medical aspects of
  law.

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Aspects of Forensic Medicine

• Life and Death.
• Medical Malpractice.
• Abuse.
• Ethics in medical practice.
• Legal issues.

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Death

• Complete, permanent and irreversible cessation of
  the vital functions.
• Somatic or Clinical death.
• Molecular death.

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Medical malpractice

• Malpractice((????? A physician's deviation from
  the applicable standard of care that a similar
  physician would exercise under the same
  circumstances.
• Tort(????????? ?????????) In civil law,
  generally, a wrong or injury committed against a
  person or property. A tort does not include
  breach of contract.

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Medical Ethics

• Medical ethics deal with the moral principles
  which should guide members of medical profession
  in their dealings with one another, with their
  patients and with their State. For instance a
  doctor is not expected to refuse treatment to a
  patient on religious grounds.

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History of Forensic Medicine

• Not before civilization with
• Development of Law
• Medical knowledge
• Egyptian law and medicine
• Medical, surgical knowledge
• Law, prisons, pyramids
• Toxins arsenic, mercury, copper
• First medico-legal expert

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• The Greek legal code
• Hippocrates and scientific methods
• Legal code
• Poisons, abortions
• Romans, Chinese .
• Scientific medicine.
• Anatomy, physiology
• Use of microscope
• specialization