Notes for Postgraduates in Forensic Medicine (pdf)

Chapter-1	Forensic Medicine - Its Scope
Chapter-2	Homicide Investigation from Medico-Legal View Point
Chapter-3	Relevance of Consent in Medical Practice
Chapter-4	Medicolegal Duties  in Casuality Service (General)
Chapter-5	Guidelines in the Management of Poisoning Cases
Chapter-6	Malpraxis Prevention
Chapter-7	Examination of Injured Persons
Chapter-8	Medico - Legal Problems involved in Termination of Pregnancy
Chapter-9	Examination of a female to certify delivery
Chapter-10	Medicao - legal issues in affiliation cases and artificial insemination
Chapter-11	Examination of accused persons in sex crimes
Chapter-12	Examination of a male for determination of potency
Chapter-13	Examination of victim of rape
Chapter-14	Examination of victims involved in unnatural sexual offences
Chapter-15	Estimation of age
Chapter-16	Certification of Drunkeness
Chapter-17	Postmortem protocol
Chapter-18	Procedural Formalities in exhumation
Chapter-19	Examination of Skeletal remains
Chapter-20	Estimation of time since death
Chapter-21	Investigation of sudden natural death
Chapter-22	Postmorten examination of new born infant
Chapter-23	Postmortem examination of new born infant
Chapter-24	Examination of victims of " Alleged Dowry Deaths"
Chapter-25	Examination of victims involved in Road Accidents
Chapter-26	Mass disaster management : Forensic Aspects
Chapter-27	Examination &Interpretation of Findings in Asphyxial Deaths
Chapter-28	Ethics & Medical Practitioner
Chapter-29	Medical Practitioner in the Witness Box

Credits: The Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine

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Forensic Medicine Lecture Notes (Powerpoint)

Inebriant Poison: Ethyl Alcohol
Methyl Alcohol Poisoning
Exhumation
Rights and privileges of an RMP
Autopsy: Objectives, procedure and formalities
Preservation of Viscera and body Fluids
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Identification: Dental Examination

Credits: 
DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY
U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research

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Forensic Medicine Lecture notes (ppt)

Laboratory Safety

Scientific Method

Introduction

The Crime Scene

Physical Evidence

The Metric System

Organic Analysis (1)

Organic Analysis (2)

Inorganic Analysis

Arson and Explosives

Drugs as Evidence

Toxicology of Alcohol

Hair, Fiber and Paint Analysis

Forensic Serology

DNA Fingerprinting

Fingerprinting

Credits:Dr. Linn Fowler

Clinton Community College

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Forensic Medicine Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes on Forensic Medicine

A 48 page PDF document compiled by Prof Derrick Pounder
Chapter 1: Blunt Force Injuries (page 1)
Chapter 2: Sharp Force Injuries (page 5)
Chapter 3: Gunshot Injuries (page 9)
Chapter 4: Burns and Electrical Injuries (page 13)
Chapter 5: Head Injuries (page 17)
Chapter 6: Death (page 21)
Chapter 7: Changes After Death (page 24)
Chapter 8: Time Since Death (page 27)
Chapter 9: Injury and Death in Water (page 32)
Chapter 10: Injury and Death in Fire (page 35)
Chapter 11: Injury and Death on the Road (page 39)
Chapter 12: Alcohols (page 42)
Chapter 13: Non-Medicinal Poisons (page 46)

Wounds (DWS) (PDF, 214 KB)

Head Injury (PDF, 126 KB) 

Identification (PDF, 114 KB)

Henssge Nomogram up to 23C (PDF, 1.8 MB)  

Henssge Nomogram above 23C (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Alcohol and Alcoholism (PDF, 189 KB)

Brain Stem Death and Organ Transplantation (PDF, 97 KB) 

Procurator Fiscal & Coroner (PDF, 133 KB)

Medico-Legal Autopsy (PDF, 130 KB)

The Role of the Expert (PDF, 90 KB)

Asphyxial Deaths (PDF, 108 KB)

Drug-Related Deaths (PDF, 151 KB)

Wounds (DJP) (PDF, 184 KB)

Time of Death (PDF, 196 KB)

Gunshot Wounds (PDF, 168 KB)

Bodies Recovered from Fires (PDF, 127 KB)

Bodies Recovered from Water (PDF, 137 KB)

Credits: University of Dundee Forensic Medicine

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