Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology · Free course
Forensic Toxicology: The Basics
A beginner's guide to forensic toxicology in India: what a poison is and why dose matters, common poisonings, viscera collection and preservation, screening and confirmation tests, alcohol and drunken-driving law, the limits of post-mortem interpretation, and how a case moves from doctor to lab to court.
About 45 min · 10 questions
What you’ll cover
- What forensic toxicology is, and why dose matters
- A short history, and how poisons are classified
- Common poisonings in India
- Samples at autopsy: viscera and their preservation
- In the laboratory: screening, then confirmation
- Alcohol, drunken driving, and the limits of interpretation
- From doctor to lab to court, and next steps
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