FORENSIC MEDICINE

Department of FORENSIC MEDICINE

Forensic Medicine is a branch of Medical Science which enables doctors-

post mortem examination of sudden, unexpected, unnatural deaths or when person died in suspicious circumstances regarding cause and time passed since death

examination & interpretation of various medico-legal cases including age, injuries, rape & alcoholic intoxication etc

To practice medicine safe and graceful by imparting knowledge of Medical Ethics, etiquette and laws related to practice of medicine

To diagnose, treat and deal with the medico-legal implications of common poisons -Manage diagnosis, treatment & medico legal implications of common poisons

So that at the end of the course a medical student shall be able to:

Identify, examine and prepare reports & certificate in medico-legal cases/situation. with emphasis on maintenance of medico-legal registers, issuance of certificates of wound, drunkenness, death, sickness, fitness, age and sex related offences.

Perform medico-legal postmortem examination and interpret autopsy findings and results of other relevant investigations to logically conclude the cause, manner & time since death.

Preserve & dispatch specimens in medico-legal/postmortem cases and other concerned materials to appropriate govt. agencies for necessary examination.

Be conversant with medical ethics, etiquette, duties, rights, medical negligence and legal responsibility of the physicians towards patient, profession, society, state & humanity at large.

Be aware of relevant legal/court procedures applicable to medico-legal/medical practice.

Manage medico-legal implications, diagnosis and principles of therapy of common poisons.

Be aware of general principles of environmental, occupational and preventive aspects of toxicology.

MORTUARY BLOCK:

Adjacent to department
Student observation facilities - gallery type, 25 students
Autopsy tables available -2 tile mounted, well lighted and ventilated, water supply, drainage, washing arrangements & disposal of waste available
Mortuary Cooler- for 6 bodies
Radiology facilities for taking skigrams, portable x ray machine are available
Biochemical, serological, histopathological, microbiological facilities are taken from respective departments

MUSEUM:

Having more than 10 poisons weapons, bones etc for sex determination, age estimation etc.

P.G. RESEARCH LABORATORY:

Well equipped PG Research Labs is in the Department

TEACHING PROGRAME:

Curriculum of studies- as prescribed by MCI

Methodology: