Forensic Medicine Introduction

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Forensic MedicineIntroduction

• Dr. Raid Jastania

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Forensic Medicine

• Definition
• Branch of Medical practice concerns with
• Legal issues
• In Life and Death
• Usually performed by Pathologists

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Forensic Medicine

• Who performs what
• It depends on the legal system of the country
• Terms
• Coroner
• Medical Examiner
• Court
• Death certification
• Police

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Aspects of Forensic Medicine

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

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Autopsy

• Definition
• Post mortem examination of body
• External
• Internal organ
• Types
• Clinical Hospital Autopsy
• Forensic Autopsy
• Description of Autopsy Suite

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Medical Reporting
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Medical Reporting

• Who is requesting the Report
• Police, judge, lawyer, government department
• Am I entitled to write such a report?
• Confidentiality
• Lack of knowledge
• Consent of living patient
• assumed consent
• Criminal cases

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ExerciseWhat do we need to write in Autopsy
report?Make a List!
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Structure of a Report

• Patient data
• Doctor Data
• Time, date, place
• People attending autopsy
• Consent of autopsy
• Next of ken
• Extent of autopsy
• Special requests

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Structure of a Report

• Physical Examination
• Treatment given
• X-rays
• Blood tests, toxicology
• Openion

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Tips for Reporting

• Make it Simple
• Relevant information
• ?Abbreviations
• Background of death
• Scene visit of death
• Confidential
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