FORENSIC MEDICINE (CUTM 2319)

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Dr. Naga Jogayya K

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Course Name: Forensic Medicine

Code(Credits): CUTM2319 (3+1+1)

Course Objective

  • To learn about the medico legal aspects of death and injuries
  • To learn importance of forensic anthropology in identification of
    individuals.
  • To learn importance of odontology in bite mark analysis

Course Outcomes

  • Identify different stages of post-mortem changes, determine time since
    death, manner of death and cause of death
  • Identify the race, age and sex of an individual from bones, skull or dentition
    found in cases of mass disaster or as a form of evidence.
  • Skills to analyse the signs and symptoms for different post-mortem and
    anti-mortem examinations; different types of injuries and their medicolegal aspect

Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to Forensic Medicine
Fundamental aspects and scope of forensic medicine. Approaching the crime scene of death. Obtaining first-hand information from the caller. Rendering medical assistance to the victim, if alive. Protecting life. Recording dying declaration. Identifying witnesses and, if possible, suspect.

Unit 2: Autopsy

Definition, Types, Forensic Importance of autopsy, Death– Types, Cause of Death and Manner of death, Medico-legal aspects of death.

Unit 3: Exhumation
Definition, Importance, Protocols for Exhumation and Examination

Unit 4: Injuries
Types and classification of injuries. Ante mortem and post mortem injuries. Determination of Age of injuries. Artificial injuries.

Unit 5: Forensic Entomology:
Basics of Forensic Entomology, insects of forensic importance, Collection of entomological evidences during death investigations, determining time since death.

Unit 6: Forensic Anthropology
Introduction to forensic anthropology. Study of human skeleton. Identification of human bones. Determination of age, sex, stature from skeletal remains.

Unit 7: Forensic Odontology
Development, scope and role of forensic odontology in mass disaster. Types of teeth and their comparative anatomy. Estimation of age from teeth. Bite marks- Collection, preservation and photography of bite marks evidence. Forensic Importance of bite marks.

Session Plan

Module 1: Introduction to Forensic Medicine

Session 1:

Fundamental aspects and scope of forensic medicine

https://emedicodiary.com/que/426/forensic-medicine-introduction

Session 2: 

Approaching the crime scene of death.

Death_Scene_Investigation_from_the_Viewpoint_of_Forensic_Medicine_Expert

Session 3: 

Obtaining first-hand information from the caller

https://youtu.be/HvYXFNPW3KA

Session 4:

Rendering medical assistance to the victim, if alive.

https://www.msdmanuals.com/home/injuries-and-poisoning/first-aid/emergency-first-aid-priorities

Session 5: 

Protecting life. Recording dying declaration

https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-488-dying-declaration.html

Session 6:

Identifying witnesses and, if possible, suspect

https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2021/06/07/criminal-justice-system/

Module 2: Autopsy

Session 7: 

Definition, Types, Forensic Importance of autopsy

https://youtu.be/t5g7h_OjpEw

Session 8: 

Death– Types, Cause of Death and Manner of death

https://youtu.be/yAVPSIsFieA

Session 9:

Medico-legal aspects of death

https://youtu.be/1WVO_5RArE4

Module 3: Exhumation

Session 10:

Definition, Importance, Protocols for Exhumation and Examination

https://youtu.be/nJxjXUKWjHw

Module 4: Injuries

Session 11:

Types and classification of injuries

https://youtu.be/emiQg6V96UU

Session 12:

Ante mortem and post mortem injuries.

https://youtu.be/pCDizQk2O7A

Session 13:

Determination of Age of injuries. Artificial injuries.

https://youtu.be/GqZC-oO6nNI

Module 5: Forensic Entomology

Session 14:

Basics of Forensic Entomology

https://youtu.be/MgcfWVcj2ak

Session 15: 

Insects of forensic importance

https://youtu.be/y3A9W90qgGM

Session 16:

Collection of entomological evidences during death investigations, determining time since death.

https://youtu.be/vtKbKVItktI

Module 6: Forensic Anthropology

Session 17:

Introduction to forensic anthropology

https://youtu.be/qBNgDb42uUk

Session 18:

Study of human skeleton

https://youtu.be/f-FF7Qigd3U

Session 19:

Determination of age, sex, stature from skeletal remains

https://youtu.be/Z34Xvqd3LjE

Module 7: Forensic Odontology

Session 20:

Development, scope and role of forensic odontology in mass disaster

https://youtu.be/yRUG7lrQgeI

Session 21:

Types of teeth and their comparative anatomy. Estimation of age from teeth.

https://youtu.be/EsYK1izRSLQ

Session 22:

Bite marks- Collection, preservation and photography of bite marks evidence.

https://youtu.be/uS0tovNXyDA

Session 23:

Forensic Importance of bite marks.

https://youtu.be/RXYzQBSPld4

Suggested Readings

  1. M.Y. Iscan and S.R. Loth, The scope of forensic anthropology in, Introduction to Forensic
    Sciences, 2nd Ed., W.G. Eckert (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton (1997).
  2. D. Ubelaker and H. Scammell, Bones, M. Evans & Co., New York (2000).
  3. S.Rhine, Bone Voyage: A Journey in Forensic Anthropology, University of Mexico Press,
  4. Mexico (1998). K. Smyth, the Cause of Death, Van Nostrand and Company, New York (1982).
  5. M. Bernstein, Forensic odontology in, Introduction to Forensic Sciences, 2nd Ed., W.G. Eckert
    (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton (1997).
  6. J. Dix, Handbook for Death Scene Investigations, CRC Press, Boca Raton (1999).
  7. H.B. Baldwin and C.P. May in, Encyclopedia in Forensic Science, Volume 1, J.A. Siegel, P.J.
    Saukko and G.C. Knupfer (Eds.), Academic Press, London (2000).
  8. V.J. Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2006).
  9. T. Bevel and R.M. Gardner, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton
    (2008).
  10. W.J. Tilstone, M.L. Hastrup and C. Hald, Fisher’s, Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation,
    CRC Press, Boca Raton (2013).

Practical's

  1. To design a questionnaire for the first responder to the death scene.
  2. To study the human skeletal system and bones of anthropological significance.
  3. Determination of age from skull.
  4. Determination of sex/gender from skull.
  5. Determination of age from teeth.
  6. Processing and analysis of bite marks.
  7. Determination of sex/ gender from pelvis
  8. Determination of stature from a given long bone.
  9. To study the life cycle of flies of forensic importance.
  10. To determine the type of weapon by studying the injury.

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