Forensic Medicine · Free course
Forensic Medicine and Pathology: The Basics
A beginner's guide to forensic medicine in India: medico-legal autopsy and examination of the living, inquests under the BNSS, cause, mechanism and manner of death, post-mortem changes, injuries, asphyxia, age estimation, samples for the FSL, and the doctor's report and evidence in court.
About 45 min · 9 questions
What you’ll cover
- What forensic medicine covers
- The inquest: how a death reaches the doctor
- Cause, mechanism and manner of death
- Post-mortem changes and the time since death
- Mechanical injuries: the basic types
- Asphyxia: the basics
- Age estimation in Indian courts
- Samples for the FSL, the report, and the doctor in court
- Careers, key terms and summary
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