THEORY
S.No. | Topic | Learning Objectives (At the end of session the students should be able to) | Teaching Guidelines | Methodology | Time (Hours) |
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INTRODUCTION
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To cover the brief history of Forensic Medicine, Definitions of Forensic or Legal Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic Pathology, Medical Ethics, Medical Etiquette |
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1 |
2. | INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
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To cover the definitions of IPC, CrPC, IEA, Criminal & Civil Law, Definition of Inquest and its types, Subpoena, Conduct Money, Medical Evidences and their record, Witnesses and its types, Conduct of duties of the doctor in the witness box |
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3. | PERSONAL IDENTITY OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
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To cover the Indian Medical Council & its functions, State Medical Council & its functions, Duties of Medical Practitioners, Privileged Communication, Professional Negligence including both Civil & Criminal Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Products Liability, Consent in Medical Practice : Types & Rules, Euthanasia, Malingering | Student Interactive Session through power point projections | 4 |
4. | DEATH AND ITS MEDICO-LEGAL ASPECT
Transplantation Act |
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To cover the Corpus Delicti, Identification Data on the basis of Race & religion, Sex, Age, General development & stature, Complexion & features, External peculiarities, Anthropometric measurements, Fingerprints, Teeth, Personal effects : clothes, pocket contents, jewellery etc., Estimation of Age as a whole and medico-legal importance of age, Age of the foetus, Dactylography and its medico-legal importance, Scars & Tattoo marks and their medico-legal importance, Hair and difference between Human Hair & Animal Hair, Forensic Odontology |
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5. | Medicolegal Autopsy |
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To cover Medicolegal Autopsies : its objects & Rules, The autopsy protocol, , External Examination, Internal Examination, Examination of the organs, Autopsy of a case of AIDS and infections, Preservation of the viscera in case of suspected poisoning, Instruction for preservation and despatch of viscera, Examination of Bones, Exhumation, Second Autopsy |
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6. | EXAMINATION OF DECOMPOSED BODIES
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To cover the complete examination of decomposed and mutilated dead bodies. |
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7. | EXAMINATION OF BIOLOGICAL STAINS
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To cover the biological stains and their Medicolegal importance. |
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8. | MECHANICAL INJURIES
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To cover Definition of injury and its classification, Abrasion : types & medico-legal importance, Contusion : types & medico-legal importance, Laceration : types & medico-legal importance, Incised wounds, Defence wounds, Self-inflicted and Fabricated wounds
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9. | TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
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To cover Traffic injuries (Injuries to pedestrians, Cyclists & motor cyclists) |
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10. | REGIONAL INJURIES
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To cover Head Injuries, Mechanism of fracture of skull, Contusion of the Brain, Lacerations, Countercoup lesions, , Concussion of the Brain, Intracranial haemorrhage and its types (Extradural Haemorrhage, Subdural Haemorrhage, Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Intracerebral Haemorrhage), Intraventricular Haemorrhage, Traffic injuries (Injuries to pedestrians, Cyclists & motor cyclists) |
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11. | FIREARMS AND FIREARM WOUNDS
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To cover Forensic Ballistics : classification, Range, Direction, Distance, Fire arm wounds, Entry & exit wounds, Bomb explosion wounds |
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12. | MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS OF INJURIES
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To cover Homicide & its types, Grievous Hurt, Dangerous Injuries, Fatal Injuries, Dowry Death, Causes of death from wounds |
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13. | ARTEFACTS
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To cover artefacts introduced between the death & autopsy and artefacts introduced during autopsy. |
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14. | MECHANICAL ASPHYXIAL DEATHS
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To cover Hanging (Types, cause of Death, Post-mortem appearance), Ligature, Strangulation and its post-mortem appearance, Lynching, Bansdola, Garrotting, Mugging, Throttling or Manual Strangulation, Hyoid Bone fractures, Suffocation, Smothering, Gagging, Burking, Cafe coronary, Traumatic asphyxia, Drowning, Diatoms & its medico-legal importance, Sexual asphyxia
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15. | ANAESTHETIC AND OPERATIVE DEATH
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To cover death occur during administration of anaesthesia, methods of investigation, examination & study, toxicological examination and death due to complication of surgical procedure. |
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16. | OTHER FORMS OF DEATH
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To cover mechanism of death and circumstances of death. |
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17. | IMPOTENCE, STERILITY AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
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To cover the definition of Impotence & Sterility, The causes of impotence & Sterility in males & females, Sterilisation & its types, Artificial Insemination (types, indications, precautions, legal problems) |
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18. | VIRGINITY, PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY
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To cover Virginity, Hymen & its types, Pregnancy & its diagnosis, Legitimacy and Paternity, Delivery and its signs in living & dead
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19. | LEGITIMACY, DISPUTED PATERNITY
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To cover the establishment of identity of a child and its medico-legal aspects. |
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20. | SEXUAL OFFENCES
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To cover definition & classification of Rape, Examination of the victim, Examination of the accused, Types of unnatural sexual offences, Sexual Perversions. |
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21. | ABORTION
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To cover classification of abortion, Causes of abortion, The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971
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22. | INFANT DEATH
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To cover Infanticide, Still birth, Dead birth, Signs of live birth, Battered Baby Syndrome or Non-Accidental injuries of childhood
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23. | FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
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To cover Definition, General terminology, Insanity : causes, Classification of mental diseases, Civil & criminal responsibility of mentally ill person, The Mental Health Act
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24. | LAW RELATING TO MEDICAL PRACTICE
b). Right and Duties of registered medical practitioner |
1. To know rights and duties of Registered Medical Practitioners. | To cover Laws applicable to Registered Medical Practitioners. |
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25. | TOXICOLOGY
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To cover all known poisons in general. |
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26. | FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY
brain mapping |
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To cover organisation & function of FSL, criminal investigation, Narco analysis and brain mapping. |
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27. | Common provisions of Law as applicable to medical man and Medicolegal practice. |
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To cover all applicable Laws. |
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Total= 100 |
B. PRACTICAL
S.No. | Topic | Learning Objectives (At the end of session the students should be able to) | Teaching Guidelines | Methodology | Time (Hours) |
1. | Clinical Case Demonstration
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To cover the examination of the various injuries and preparation of the Medicolegal report and cases of alcoholism and determination of age of an individual by examination and prepare the report. |
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2. | Medicolegal autopsies in cases of death due to
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To cover the method of conducting the post-mortem examination, preservation of the viscera, cause of death. |
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3. | Study of dead body at autopsy for
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To cover the post-mortem changes, cause of death, post-mortem interval. |
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4. | Collection, Preservation and forwarding of viscera for chemical analysis |
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To cover the method of preservation of different types of viscera. |
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5. | Dissection of neck structure, Demonstration of ante-mortem injury, Laryngeal structures such as Hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage with accent on artefacts caused by decomposition |
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To cover the dissection of neck, examination of neck structures in case of asphyxial death. |
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6. | Study of foetus regarding Age, Live Birth and cause of Death etc. |
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To cover the complete medico-legal examination of the foetus. |
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7. | Study of weapon of offence |
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To cover the identification and exami8nation of the different types of weapons |
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8. | Study of Firearms and ammunition |
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To cover the identification and the mechanism of the firearm. |
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9. | Examination of blood stains/ Blood by Physical, Chemical, Microscopic and spectroscopic methods |
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To cover all the methods of examination of the blood. |
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10. | Morbid specimen and slides |
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To cover the gross and the microscopic examination of the structures. |
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11. | Slides demonstration: Sexual Offences etc. |
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To cover the method of examination of the slide of the sexual offence and the presence of tissues and foreign body in the slide of sexual offence |
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12. | Study of photographs and X-rays |
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To cover the identification of the X-rays for age determination and the various types of grievous injuries, photographs for the identification marks and injuries. |
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13. | Study of Identification methods:
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To cover various methods of identification. |
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14. | Identification of poisons:
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To cover sign and symptoms, fatal dose, fatal period, treatment and post-mortem appearance in case of poisoning. |
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15. | Proformas for demonstration:
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To cover all the Proformas mentioned. |
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Total = 50 |