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Vv pillay forensic medicine pdf 18th edition free downloadAnatomy books recommended 1) Gray's Anatomy 2) Chaurasia's Human Anatomy 3 volumes 3) Cunningham's manual of Practical Anatomy 4) Regional Anatomy by R. J. Last 5) Human Histology by Inderbir Singh 6) Atlas of Human Histology- DIFORE 7) Human Embryology – inderber Singh 8) Surface Anatomy & Radiology – Halim Das, 9) GeneralAnatomy by – Chaurasia 10) Text book of Neuroanatomy – Inderbir Singh 11) Central Nervous System – Podar Bhagat 12) Clinical anatomy for medical students – Richard Snell 13) Essentials of human genetics by bhatnagar 14)Text Book of Osteology by Poddar Physiology books recommended 1) Textbooks of Physiology : A.K. Jain-Textbook ofPhysiology Guyton - Textbook of Physiology Ganong - Review of Medical Physiology S. Wright - Applied Physiology 2) Reference Books : Best and Taylor - Physiological basis of medical practice Berne & levy. - Principles of Physiology Biochemistry books recommended 1. Medical Biochemistry - U.Satyanarayan. 2. Biochemistry for Medicalstudents by D.M.Vasudevan & Shree Kumari. 3. Medical Biochemistry by M.N. Chatterjea and Rana Shinde. 4. Text Book of Medical Biochemistry by Ramakrishnan, Prasannan & Rajan. 5. Medical Biochemistry by Debajyoti Das. 6. Biochemistry by A.C.Deb. REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Harper's Biochemistry. 2. Medical Biochemistry by N.V.Bhagwan. 3.Biochemistry by L.Stryer. 4. Biochemistry by Orten & Neuhans. Microbiology books recommended 1. Textbook of Microbiology - R. AnanthanarayanC. K. Jayaram Panikar 2. A Textbook of Microbiology - P. Chakraborty 3. Textbook of Medical Microbiology - Rajesh Bhatia & Itchpujani 4. Textbook of Medical Microbiology - Arora and Arora 5.Textbook of Medical Parasitology - C. K. Jayaram Panikar 6. Textbook of Medical Parasitology - Arora and Arora 7. Textbook of Medical Parasitology - S.C.Parija 4. Microbiology in clinical practice - D. C. Shanson Reference books: 1. Mackie McCartney practical Medical Microbiology- Colle JG , Fraser AG 2. Principles of Bacteriology, Virology &Immunology vol. 1,2,3,4,5- Topley Wilsons 3. Medical Mycology (Emmons)- Kwon – Chung 4. Review of Medical Microbiology (Lange)- Jawetz 5. Immunology- Weir DM 6. Medical Microbiology- David Greenwood, Richard Stack, John Pentherer 7. ParasitologyKD Chatterjee 8. Medical virologyTimbury MC 9. Mackie McCartney Medical,Microbiology vol.1- Duguid JP 10.Microbial infections- Marmion BP, Swain RHA Pharmacology books recommended 1. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. Katzung BG (Ed), Publisher: Prentice Hall International Ltd., London. 2. Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. Satoskar RS, Bhandarkar SD (Ed), Publisher: Popular Prakashan, Bombay. 3.Essentials of Medical Pharmacology. Tripathi KD (Ed), Jaypee Brothers, publisher:Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 4. Clinical Pharmacology. Laurence DR, Bennet PN, Brown MJ (Ed). Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Reference books : 1. Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. Hardman JG & Limbird LE (Ed), Publisher: McGrawHill, New York. 2. A Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology. Roger HJ, Spector RG, Trounce JR (Ed), Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Publishers. Forensic medicine books recommended 1. Modi’s Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology Ed. 22, 1999, by B.V. Subramanyam, Butterworth 2. The Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology byK.S. Narayan Reddy 3. Parikh’s Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. 4. Text Book of Forensic Medicine – J.B. Mukherjii VOL 1 & 2 5. Principles of Forensic Medicine - A. Nandy 6. Toxicology at a Glance by Dr S.K. Singhal 7. Bernard Knight et. All: Cox’s Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology Reference books 1. Russell S. Fisher & CharlesS.Petty: Forensic Pathology 2. Keith Simpson: Forensic Medicine 3. Jurgen Ludwig: Current Methods of autopsy practice. 4. Gradwohl – Legal Medicine 5. A Doctors Guide to Court – Simpson 6. Polson C.J. : The essentials of Forensic Medicine 7. Adelson, L.: The Pathology of Homicide. 8. Atlas of Legal Medicine (Tomro Watonbe) 9. Sptiz, W.U. &Fisher, R.S.: Medico-legal Investigation of Death. 10. A Hand Book of Legal Pathology (Director of Publicity) 11. Taylor’s Principles & Practice of Medical Jurisprudence. Edited by A.Keith Mant, Churchill Livingstone. 12. Ratanlal & Dhirajlal, The Indian Penal Code; Justice Hidayatullah & V.R. Manohar 13. Ratanlal & Dhirajlal, The Code of Criminalprocedure; Justice Hidayatullah & S.P. Sathe 14. Ratanlal & Dhirajlal, The Law of Evidence; Justice Hidayatullah & V.R. Manohar 15. Medical Law & Ethic in India – H.S. Mehta 16. Bernard Knight : Forensic Pathology 17. Code of medical ethics : Medical Council of India, approved by Central Government, U/S 33 (m) of IMC Act, 1956 (Oct 1970) 18.Krogman, W.M.: The human skeleton in legal medicine. 19. FE Camps, JM Cameren, David Lanham : Practical Forensic Medicine 20. V.V. Pillay : Modern Medical Toxicology. COMMUNITY MEDICINE BOOKS RECMMENDED. 1. Text book of Community Medicine, Kulkarni A.P. and Baride J.P. 2. Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine,Park 3. Principles of Preventive and Social Medicine, K. Mahajan 4. Textbook of Community Medicine, B. Shridhar Rao. 5. Essentials of Community Medicine, Suresh Chandra. 6. Textbook of Biostatistics, B. K. Mahajan 7. Review in Community Medicine, V.R. Sheshu Babu. 8. Sociology and Health Niraj Pandit 9. National Health Programme, J KishorFURTHER READINGS Epidemiology and Management for health care for all P.V. Sathe and A.P. Sathe. Essentials of Preventive Medicine O.P. Ghai and Piyush Gupta. Books for Ophthalmology BASAK - OPHTHALMOLOGY ORAL & PRACTICAL BASAK - ESSENTIALS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY CHATTERJEE -HANDBOOK OF OPHTHALMOLOGY D.K.(SAMANT) - OPHTHALMOLOGY: THEORY PRECTICAL WITH MCQ'S KHURANA - OPHTHALMOLOGY NEMA - TEXTBOOK OF OPHTHALMOLOGY PARSON'S - DISEASES OF THE EYE SEETHARAMAN - PRACTICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SHEKHAR - MCQ'S IN OPHTHALMOLOGY Books for ENT BHARGAVA - A SHORT TEXTBOOK OF E.N.T. DISEASEDHINGRA- DISEASE OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT HATHIRAM- E.N.T. SIMPLIFIED LOGAN TURNER'S - DISEASE OF THROAT, NOSE AND EAR PRABHAT- PRACTICAL ENT Medicine books recommended ALAGAPPAN -MANUAL OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE API - TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE CHAMBERLAIN'S- SYMPTOMS & SIGNS IN CLINICALMEDICINE CORKE - PRACTICAL INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE - PROBLEM SOLVING I THE ICU DAVIDSON'S - PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF MEDICINE GOLWALLA- MEDICINE FOR STUDENTS HARRISON'S- PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF MEDICINE (2 VOL SET) HUTCHISON'S - CLINICAL METHODS KUMAR - CLINICAL MEDICINE KUNDU BEDSIDE CLINICS IN MEDICINE PART- I KUNDU - BEDSIDE CLINICS IN MEDICINE PART- II MEHTA -COMMON MEDICAL SYMPTOMS MEHTA -PRACTICAL MEDICINE PATEL -CLINICAL MEDICINE PATEL- CLINICS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE WASHINGTON- THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF MEDICAL THERAPEUTICS VAIDYA - CASSETTECLINICS IN MEDICINE (6-VOL SET) VAIDYA - GENERAL PRACTICE (A PRCTICAL MANUAL) Surgery Books 1 . Charles V. Mann, R.C.G. Russel, Norman S., Williams, Bailey and Love’s Short Practice of Surgery, 23rd Edition, 2000 Chapman and Hall. 2. K.Das: Clinical Methods in Surgery, 8th Edition, 1968, Suhas Kumar Dhar, Calcutta. 3. JSPLumley : Hamilton Bailey’s Physical Signs 18th Edn Butterworth/Heinemann. 1997, 4. Somen Das ; A Practical Guide to Operative Surgery, 4th Edition, 1999, s. Das, Calcutta 5. SHORT CASES IN SURGERY – BHATTACHARYA 6. MANIPAL - MANUAL OF SURGERY 7. NAN - UNDERGRADUATE SURGRY 8. PARULEKAR - PRACTICAL SURGERY 9.PATEL - HANBOOK OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATES 10. R.D.B'S - ART OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION IN SURGERY 11. R.D.B'S - ART OF STUDYING SURGICAL PATHOLOGY 12. VAIDYA- CASSETTE CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY (5-VOL SET) REFERENCE TEXT BOOKS 1. .James Kyle : Pye’s Surgical handicraft, Indianedition, k.m. Varghese Company David C. 2. Sabiston ; Text Book of surgery : The Biological basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 15th Edition, 1971, W.B. Saunders. 3. Seymour I. Schwartz, G. Tom Shines, Frank C. Spencer, Wendy Cowles Husser: Principles of Surgery, Vol. 1 & 2, 7th Edition, 1999, Mc Graw Hill 4. R.F. Rintoul : Farqharson’s TextBook of Operative Surgery, 8th Edition, 1995, Churchill Livingstone. 5. Sir Charles Illingworth, Bruce m. Dick: A Text Book of Surgical Pathology,12th Edition, 2979, Churchill Livingstone. 6. R.W.H. McMinn : Last’s Anatomy: Regional and Applied; 10th Edition, 1999, Churchill Livingstone Books for Ob/Gy AFTARY - MANUAL OF OBSTETRICS(HOLAND & BREWS) DAWN- TEXTBOOK OF OBSTETRICS & NEONATOLOGY DAWN- TEXTBOOK OF GYNECOLOGY, CONTRACEPTION & DEMOGRAPHY DUTTA- TEXTBOOK OF GYNECOLOGY DUTTA-TEXTBOOK OF OBSTETRICS KERKAR-TEXTBOOK OF OBSTETRICS KHAN-FIVE TEACHERS GYNECOLOGY MUDALIAR-CLINICAL OBSTETRICSOXORN-FOOTE - HUMAN LABOR & BIRTH PARULEKAR-PRACTICAL GYNECOLOGY & OBSTERICS PARULEKAR - HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL GYNECOLOGY & OBSTERICS SHAW'S-TEXTBOOK OF GYNECOLOGY VAIDYA-CASSETTE CLINICS IN GYNECOLOGY-OBSTERICS (4 VOL SET) VIRKUD (D.K.) - MANUAL OF PRACTICAL OBSTETRICSAND GYNECOLOGY WANI -ESSENTIAL OBSTERICS Books for Pediatrics D.K. - PEDIATRICS GHAI-ESSENTIAL PEDIATRICS GUPTE -THE SHORT TEXTBOOK OF PEDIATRICS MAYOOR CHHEDA-PRATICALS ASPECTS OF PEDIATRICS SHEJWAL-CLINICAL PEDIATRICS FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS Page 2 Important Books to be referred by the1st year students(MBBS-I) ANATOMY: Gray's student edition Grants atlas Netters clinical atlas Clinically oriented anatomy by Dalley Moore and Agur.(buy this book here BookAdda ) PHYSIOLOGY: Ganong review of physiology(21st edition preferred ) Practical Medicine by P J Mehta Hutchinson AK Jain BIOCHEMISTRY: Textbook of biochemistry formedical students by Vasudevan. ( BookAdda ) Harpers 26th edition (must for metabolism chapters) Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Rajesh Bardale MD Department of Forensic Medicine Government Medical College and Hospital Nagpur (Maharashtra), India JAYPEE BROTHERSMEDICAL PUBLISHERS (P) LTD New Delhi Panama City London Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Rajesh Bardale MD Department of Forensic Medicine Government Medical College and Hospital Nagpur (Maharashtra), India JAYPEE BROTHERS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (P) LTD New Delhi Panama City London Jaypee BrothersMedical Publishers (P) Ltd. Headquarter Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd 4838/24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002, India Phone: 91-11-43574357 Fax: 91-11-43574314 Email: [email protected] Overseas Offices J.P. Medical Ltd., 83 Victoria Street London SW1H 0HW (UK) Phone: 44-2031708910 Fax: 02-03-0086180Email: [email protected] Jaypee-Highlights medical publishers Inc. 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Where appropriate, the readers should consult with a specialist orcontact the manufacturer of the drug or device. Publisher: Jitendar P Vij Publishing Director: Tarun Duneja Editor: Richa Saxena Cover Design: Seema Dogra Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology First Edition: 2011 ISBN 978-93-5025-493-6 Printed at: Dedicated to My Wife Sheetal and Daughter Tanaya Jaypee Brothers MedicalPublishers (P) Ltd. Headquarter Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd 4838/24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002, India Phone: 91-11-43574357 Fax: 91-11-43574314 Email: [email protected] Overseas Offices J.P. Medical Ltd., 83 Victoria Street London SW1H 0HW (UK) Phone: 44-2031708910 Fax: 02-03-0086180 Email:[email protected] Jaypee-Highlights medical publishers Inc. City of Knowledge, Bld. 237, Clayton Panama City, Panama Phone: 507-317-0160 Fax: 50-73-010499 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jaypeebrothers.com Website: www.jaypeedigital.com 2011, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers All rights reserved. No part of this book may bereproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publisher. Inquiries for bulk sales may be solicited at: [email protected] This book has been published in good faith that the contents provided by the author contained herein are original, and is intended for educational purposes only. While every effort is made to ensure aaccuracy of information, the publisher and the author specifically disclaim any damage, liability, or loss incurred, directly or indirectly, from the use or application of any of the contents of this work. If not specifically stated, all figures and tables are courtesy of the authors. Where appropriate, the readers should consult with a specialist or contact themanufacturer of the drug or device. Publisher: Jitendar P Vij Publishing Director: Tarun Duneja Editor: Richa Saxena Cover Design: Seema Dogra Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology First Edition: 2011 ISBN 978-93-5025-493-6 Printed at: Dedicated to My Wife Sheetal and Daughter Tanaya Preface It is with great pleasure that I ampresenting the book, Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. The book is primarily designed for undergraduates and presented in a simple and lucid language. For ease of students, conventional pattern has been modified whenever feasible and the contents are presented in point-wise manner. About 337 tables and about 638 photographs andflow charts are added for easy understanding and learning. Keeping with contemporary period, recent advances are included. A new chapter, Forensic Osteology, is added and aimed to cater theoretical and practical need of students. Latest trends in management of poisoned patients have been included. While preparing this textbook, I haveconsulted various textbooks and journals and I am indebted to these authors. I hope this book will serve the purpose and help students to learn the subject in easy way. The suggestions and healthy criticism will be of immense help for future improvement of this book. Rajesh Bardale E-mail: [email protected] Preface It is with great pleasure that I ampresenting the book, Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. The book is primarily designed for undergraduates and presented in a simple and lucid language. For ease of students, conventional pattern has been modified whenever feasible and the contents are presented in point-wise manner. About 337 tables and about 638 photographs andflow charts are added for easy understanding and learning. Keeping with contemporary period, recent advances are included. A new chapter, Forensic Osteology, is added and aimed to cater theoretical and practical need of students. Latest trends in management of poisoned patients have been included. While preparing this textbook, I haveconsulted various textbooks and journals and I am indebted to these authors. I hope this book will serve the purpose and help students to learn the subject in easy way. The suggestions and healthy criticism will be of immense help for future improvement of this book. Rajesh Bardale E-mail: [email protected] Acknowledgments It is not possible toaccomplish such enduring job without the help of innumerable people; indeed many give the indispensable impulsion to proceed with the task. This is small way to express a deep sense of gratitude towards them. I gratefully acknowledge Prof Dr VV Pillay MD, DCL (Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology and Chief, Departmentof Analytical Toxicology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Cochin, Kerala) since he has been great source of inspiration to undertake this task. Probably without such inspiration, I would not have undertaken such work. I am indebted to my revered teacher and guide, Prof Dr AP Dongre MD, LLB (former Professor and Head,Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur), Dean, IGGMC, Nagpur for his valuable support. I am obliged to Prof Dr PG Dixit MD (FMT), MD (Path), PGDMLS (Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Nagpur) for his valuablesupport, constant encouragement and providing photographs. I am indebted to Prof Dr SS Gupta MD (Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SBH Government Medical College, Dhule) for nurturing me while learning. He always remains helpful whenever I was in need. I am indebted to Prof Dr HT Katade MD (FMT),MD (Path) (formerly Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Akola) Dean, GMC, Akola for his unrelenting help and constant encouragement. I am grateful to Dr Shailendra Dhawane MD, DNB (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, VN Government MedicalCollege, Yavatmal) and Dr AA Mukherjee, MD (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Akola), the duo, without whom the endeavor have never seen the light of day. I am indebted to Dr Manish Shrigiriwar MD (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, IndiraGandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur) for his help, support and providing photographs. I am indebted to Dr Vipul Ambade MD, LLB (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Nagpur) for his help and providing photographs. I am thankful to Dr Vaibhav Sonar MD (Lecturer,Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, GMC, Miraj) for his constant help and providing photographs. I am thankful to Shri Jitendar P Vij, Chairman and Managing Director, M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi for believing me and encouraging me to go ahead with the project. I am thankful to Mr Tarun Duneja(Director-Publishing) and his entire editorial team for kind co-operation and nice printing of the book. I am also thankful to Mr Prasun Bhattacharjee and his team members of Nagpur branch for rendering help. I express my sincere gratitude to the authors/writers/editors of the various textbooks and journals whose references have been cited in thetext. Finally, I express my deep sense of gratitude and acknowledgment to my wife Sheetal and daughter Tanaya in accomplishing the task. They have been very enduring, cooperative and stood by me through all the odds. Acknowledgments It is not possible to accomplish such enduring job without the help of innumerable people; indeed many givethe indispensable impulsion to proceed with the task. This is small way to express a deep sense of gratitude towards them. I gratefully acknowledge Prof Dr VV Pillay MD, DCL (Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology and Chief, Department of Analytical Toxicology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Cochin,Kerala) since he has been great source of inspiration to undertake this task. Probably without such inspiration, I would not have undertaken such work. I am indebted to my revered teacher and guide, Prof Dr AP Dongre MD, LLB (former Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Indira Gandhi Government MedicalCollege, Nagpur), Dean, IGGMC, Nagpur for his valuable support. I am obliged to Prof Dr PG Dixit MD (FMT), MD (Path), PGDMLS (Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Nagpur) for his valuable support, constant encouragement and providing photographs. I am indebted to Prof DrSS Gupta MD (Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SBH Government Medical College, Dhule) for nurturing me while learning. He always remains helpful whenever I was in need. I am indebted to Prof Dr HT Katade MD (FMT), MD (Path) (formerly Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine andToxicology, Government Medical College, Akola) Dean, GMC, Akola for his unrelenting help and constant encouragement. I am grateful to Dr Shailendra Dhawane MD, DNB (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, VN Government Medical College, Yavatmal) and Dr AA Mukherjee, MD (Associate Professor, Departmentof Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Akola), the duo, without whom the endeavor have never seen the light of day. I am indebted to Dr Manish Shrigiriwar MD (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur) for his help, support andproviding photographs. I am indebted to Dr Vipul Ambade MD, LLB (Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Nagpur) for his help and providing photographs. I am thankful to Dr Vaibhav Sonar MD (Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, GMC, Miraj) for his constanthelp and providing photographs. I am thankful to Shri Jitendar P Vij, Chairman and Managing Director, M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi for believing me and encouraging me to go ahead with the project. I am thankful to Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) and his entire editorial team for kind co-operation and niceprinting of the book. I am also thankful to Mr Prasun Bhattacharjee and his team members of Nagpur branch for rendering help. I express my sincere gratitude to the authors/writers/editors of the various textbooks and journals whose references have been cited in the text. Finally, I express my deep sense of gratitude and acknowledgment to mywife Sheetal and daughter Tanaya in accomplishing the task. They have been very enduring, cooperative and stood by me through all the odds. Contents Section A: Forensic Medicine 1. Legal Procedure. 3 Courts 4 Summons or Subpoena 6 Medical Evidence 7 Witnesses 9 Procedure in Court 10 Conduct of Doctor in the Court 11 2. Medical Jurisprudence. 12 Medical Council of India 12 Ethical Aspects of Medical Practice 13 Legal Aspects of Medical Practice 17 Doctors and Medical Records 19 Consent 20 Medical Negligence 23 ConsumerProtection Act 28 Biomedical Waste Management 29 Ethics and Medical Research (Human Experimentation) 29 Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 31 3. Identification. 39 Race 40 Sex 40 Age 45 Age Estimationin Infants, Children and Adults Less than 25 Years 50 Stature 67 4. Forensic Osteology. 85 Skull 89 Mandible 94 Femur 96 Tibia 98 Fibula 98 Humerus 99 Radius 101 Ulna 103 Sternum 103 Scapula 104 Clavicle 106 Pelvis and Hipbone 106 Sacrum 110 Contents Section A: Forensic Medicine 1. Legal Procedure. 3 Courts 4 Summons or Subpoena 6 Medical Evidence 7 Witnesses 9 Procedure in Court 10 Conduct of Doctor in the Court 11 2. MedicalJurisprudence. 12 Medical Council of India 12 Ethical Aspects of Medical Practice 13 Legal Aspects of Medical Practice 17 Doctors and Medical Records 19 Consent 20 Medical Negligence 23 Consumer Protection Act 28 Biomedical Waste Management 29 Ethics andMedical Research (Human Experimentation) 29 Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 31 3. Identification. 39 Race 40 Sex 40 Age 45 Age Estimation in Infants, Children and Adults Less than 25 Years 50 Stature 67 4.Forensic Osteology. 85 Skull 89 Mandible 94 Femur 96 Tibia 98 Fibula 98 Humerus 99 Radius 101 Ulna 103 Sternum 103 Scapula 104 Clavicle 106 Pelvis and Hipbone 106 Sacrum 110 Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology xii 5. DNAProfiling. 113 Basic Consideration 113 Typing 114 Application of DNA Profiling 116 DNA Evidence 116 Collection, Preservation and Forwarding of Sample 116 6. Medicolegal Autopsy. 119 Autopsy Procedure121 Laboratory Investigations 123 Fetal Autopsy 125 Exhumation 126 Postmortem Artefacts 127 7. Death and Changes after Death. 132 Types of Death 133 Brain Death 133 Death Certificate 135 Apparent Death 136 Modes of Death 137 Manner of Death 137 Changesafter Death 138 Immediate Changes after Death 138 Early Changes after Death 139 Cooling of Body 141 Postmortem Lividity 143 Changes in Muscle 147 Decomposition 151 Skeletonization 158 Adipocere 159 Mummification 161 Forensic Entomology 162 Sudden Death 164 8. Injury: General Considerationsand Biophysics. 167 Physics of Wounding (Biophysics of Injury) 168 9. Mechanical Injury. 171 Abrasion 171 Contusion 176 Lacerated Wounds 182 Incised Wound 185 Chop Wound 188 Stab Wounds (Puncture Wounds) 189 Fractures193 10. Firearm Injuries and Bomb Blast Injuries. 196 Firearm Injuries 196 Smooth Bore Firearm (Shotgun) 197 Contents xiii Rifled Firearm 201 Wound Ballistics (Firearm Wounds) 205 Injuries Caused by Rifled Firearms (Gunshot Wounds) 205 Smooth Bore Firearm Injury (Shotgun Injuries)213 Autopsy Examination 216 Explosion and Bomb Blast Injuries 217 11. Regional Injuries. 219 Head Injury 219 Scalp Injuries 219 Injury to Skull 221 Injury to Meninges and Brain 225 Injury to Brain 231 Injury to Spine and Spinal Cord 235 Injury to Chest 236 Injury to Abdomen 236 12. Road Traffic Accidents. 240 Injuries to Pedestrian 240 Injuries Sustained by Motorcyclist 241 Injuries Sustained to Occupant of Vehicle 242 13. Injury: Medicolegal Considerations. 246 Weapons 252 Injuries andLaw 255 Homicide 256 14. Thermal Injuries 258 Exposure to Cold 258 Exposure to Heat 259 Burns 260 Dry Heat Burns 261 Scalds 273 Injuries due to Electricity 273 Lightning 280 15. Violent Asphyxia. 284 Anoxia 284 Types and Causes of Asphyxia285 Pathophysiology of Asphyxia 286 Stages of Asphyxia 286 Signs of Asphyxia 287 Hanging 288 Strangulation 296 Ligature Strangulation 296 Throttling (Manual Strangulation) 299 Hyoid Bone Fracture 300 Suffocation 301 Smothering 301 Gagging 302 Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology xii 5.DNA Profiling. 113 Basic Consideration 113 Typing 114 Application of DNA Profiling 116 DNA Evidence 116 Collection, Preservation and Forwarding of Sample 116 6. Medicolegal Autopsy. 119 AutopsyProcedure 121 Laboratory Investigations 123 Fetal Autopsy 125 Exhumation 126 Postmortem Artefacts 127 7. Death and Changes after Death. 132 Types of Death 133 Brain Death 133 Death Certificate 135 Apparent Death 136 Modes of Death 137 Manner of Death 137 Changes after Death 138 Immediate Changes after Death 138 Early Changes after Death 139 Cooling of Body 141 Postmortem Lividity 143 Changes in Muscle 147 Decomposition 151 Skeletonization 158 Adipocere 159 Mummification 161 Forensic Entomology 162 Sudden Death 164 8. Injury: GeneralConsiderations and Biophysics. 167 Physics of Wounding (Biophysics of Injury) 168 9. Mechanical Injury. 171 Abrasion 171 Contusion 176 Lacerated Wounds 182 Incised Wound 185 Chop Wound 188 Stab Wounds (Puncture Wounds) 189Fractures 193 10. Firearm Injuries and Bomb Blast Injuries. 196 Firearm Injuries 196 Smooth Bore Firearm (Shotgun) 197 Contents xiii Rifled Firearm 201 Wound Ballistics (Firearm Wounds) 205 Injuries Caused by Rifled Firearms (Gunshot Wounds) 205 Smooth Bore Firearm Injury (ShotgunInjuries) 213 Autopsy Examination 216 Explosion and Bomb Blast Injuries 217 11. Regional Injuries.
Forensic medicine books recommended 1. Modi’s Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology Ed. 22, 1999, by B.V. Subramanyam, Butterworth 2. The Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology by K.S. Narayan Reddy 3. Parikh’s Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. 4. Text Book of For
