Concise Textbook Of Forensic Medicine & ToxicologyElsevier India, 2007 - 372 pages The present book is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the earlier edition. It is designed to suit an undergraduate student s need of quick study of the subject while preparing for examinations. The text faithfully follows the curriculum prescribed by the Medical Council of India. About the Author : - R.K. Sharma, MBBS, MD, FIAMLE, MIMA, MISCEH, Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. |
Contents
Definition and History of Forensic Medicine | 3 |
Legal Procedures 12345 | 9 |
Identification | 11 |
Postmortem Examination | 22 |
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Examination of Decomposed and Mutilated Bodies Skeletal Remains and Exhumation | 28 |
Examination of Biological Stains and Hair | 32 |
Medicolegal Aspects of Death 8 9 | 41 |
TOXICOLOGY | 227 |
Medicolegal Aspects of Poisons | 229 |
Corrosive Poisoning | 237 |
Irritant PoisonsVegetable Poisons | 245 |
Irritant PoisonsNonmetallic Poisons Inorganic | 252 |
Irritant PoisonsMetallic Poisons Inorganic | 259 |
Irritant PoisonsAnimal Poisons | 275 |
Irritant PoisonsMechanical Poisons | 283 |
Postmortem Artefacts | 52 |
Asphyxial Deaths | 54 |
Death from Starvation Cold and Heat | 65 |
Injuries from Burns Scalds Lightning and Electricity | 71 |
Injuries by Mechanical Violence | 76 |
Firearm Injuries | 84 |
Medicolegal Aspects of Wounds | 101 |
Regional Injuries | 105 |
Traffic Injuries | 109 |
Impotence Sterility and Artificial Insemination | 111 |
Virginity Pregnancy and Delivery | 121 |
Sexual Offences | 127 |
Legitimacy and Medicolegal Aspects of Marriage Annulment | 135 |
Infanticide | 138 |
Abortion and Medical Termination of Pregnancy | 144 |
Insanity and Forensic Psychiatry | 151 |
Miscellaneous Topics | 173 |
Part I | 178 |
Part II | 216 |
Recent Advances in Crime Detection | 222 |
Forensic Slides 3542 11 | 224 |
Neurotic PoisonsSomniferous Poisons | 285 |
Cerebral PoisonsInebriant Poisons | 289 |
Cerebral PoisonsDeliriant Poisons | 299 |
Spinal Poisons | 306 |
Cardiac Poisons | 310 |
Asphyxiants Irrespirable Gases | 317 |
Food Poisoning | 322 |
APPENDICES | 327 |
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38 | 330 |
Relevant Sections of Law for Medical Practice | 332 |
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Common terms and phrases
abdomen abortion Accidental poisoning acid alcohol aluminium phosphide arsenic asphyxia atropine barbiturates benzodiazepines blood body bone brain burns carbon cause death cause of death cent Chelation therapy chemical child chronic poisoning clinical features colour coma common common krait commonly congested consent convulsions court cyanide Death may occur dhatura diarrhoea diseases doctor drugs examination Fatal Dose Fatal Period fluid fracture gastric lavage given grievous hurt haemorrhages hair Homicidal poisoning hypotension India ingestion injuries intestine intravenous irritation lead liver lungs Medical Council medical practitioner medical qualification Medico-legal Significance mental metabolic acidosis mouth mucous membrane muscles nausea necrosis occur due offence oxygen pain patient person phosphide phosphine physician poisoning police Post-mortem Post-mortem Appearance powder pregnancy produce punished with imprisonment rape reported respiratory Section seeds seen sexual intercourse skin snake Sometimes staining stomach Strychnine suicide symptoms tachycardia tissues toxic treatment urine usually uterus vomiting woman wound