Practical Aspects of Forensic Medicine A Manual for Undergraduates and General Practitioners

1. Legal Aspects of General Medical Practice ...................................................................... 1
2. Protocol for Medicolegal Cases ........................................................................................... 8
3. Guidelines for Preparing the Medicolegal Examination Report of the Living ......... 17
a. Sample reports .............................................................................................................. 25
4. Guidelines and Procedure for Postmortem Examination ............................................ 51
a. Sample reports .............................................................................................................. 83
5. Specimens .......................................................................................................................... 145
a. Weapons ...................................................................................................................... 145
b. Forensic Radiology ..................................................................................................... 152
c. Poisons/Toxicology ................................................................................................... 162
d. Slides/Pathology ........................................................................................................ 176
e. Soft tissues/Museum specimens .............................................................................. 181
f. Bones/Osteology ........................................................................................................ 193
g. Instruments/Equipments .......................................................................................... 197
6. Forensic Science Laboratory: A Setup ........................................................................... 210
7. Forensic Science Laboratory: Practice and Procedures ............................................... 218
a. Blood and blood stains .............................................................................................. 218
b. Other body fluids ........................................................................................................ 234
i. Semen and seminal stains
ii. Vaginal fluid and stains of vaginal secretions
iii. Saliva and stains of saliva
iv. Vomit
v. Urine stains
vi. Fecal matter and fecal stains
c. Hair and fiber .............................................................................................................. 246
d. Diatoms ........................................................................................................................ 259
8. DNA Profiling: Vital Evidence in Medicolegal Cases ................................................. 261
9. Different Acts in Connection with Medical Profession .............................................. 268
10. Court Evidence .................................................................................................................. 291
Index .................................................................................................................................... 293