This book discusses forensic medicine. The latter has emerged as a distinct medical discipline specializes in recruiting medical expertise on solving medical- oriented problems required by investigatory and judicial authorities. To express in simple words, it refers to the host of problems that carry medical relevance within the broad context of legal framework. Such problems are presented in judicial courts for trials. Also, such problems become foci of study by students of law and security personnel. Forensic Medicine, as a distinct field of study, thus carry crucial significance. It is central to the careers pursued by select specialist ـــــ lawyers, public prosecutors, investigators, and criminal researchers.
The subject of forensic medicine is amply discussed in two sections of the book.
First section deals with forensic pathology. It includes causes of death, identification on the type of death whether natural or abnormal.
Second section deals with clinical forensic medicine. Included in the context are the following important issues:
. Sexual abusive transgressions comprising both males and females.
. Determination of injuries and the relative percentage of disability among the wounded in the event of physical assaults.
. Assessment of age factor.
. The evaluation of relative mental validity of the individual.
The book comprises eleven chapters. First chapter provides an overview of the crime scene. Second chapter discusses cognition. Third chapter presents details on death. Fourth chapter expresses views on wounds. Chapter five provides discourse on firearms and their consequent impacts. Chapter six explores asphyxiation. Chapter seven devotes presentation on fires and burns. Chapter eight unfolds issues related to sexual offences and abortions of pregnant woman. Chapter nine provides ethical code of medical practitioners. Chapter ten discusses forgery of handwriting. Chapter eleven provides illumination on toxicology and its relative significance in medical criminal applications.
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