Forensic Medicine & Toxicology for Medical Students

Gautam Biswas MDProfessor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

• Chapter 1: Legal ProcedureChapter 2: Medical Practitioner - Duties and MalpracticesChapter 3: Ethical and Social Aspects of Medical PracticeChapter 4: Acts Related to Medical PracticeChapter 5: Identification IChapter 6: Identification IIChapter 7: Medico-legal AutopsyChapter 8: ThanatologyChapter 9: Signs of DeathChapter 10: Asphyxial DeathsChapter 11: InjuriesChapter 12: Firearm InjuriesChapter 13: Regional InjuriesChapter 14: Thermal InjuriesChapter 15: Transportation InjuriesChapter 16: Explosion Injuries and Fall from HeightChapter 17: Medico-legal Aspects of InjuriesChapter 18: Neglect and Starvation DeathsChapter 19: Radiation Sickness, Anesthetic and Operative DeathsChapter 20: Infanticide and Child AbuseChapter 21: Criminal AbortionChapter 22: Erectile Dysfunction and SterilityChapter 23: Virginity, Pregnancy and DeliveryChapter 24: Sexual OffensesChapter 25: HomosexualityChapter 26: ParaphiliaChapter 27: Postmortem ArtifactsChapter 28: Forensic PsychiatryChapter 29: Bloodstain AnalysisChapter 30: Seminal Stains and Other Biological SamplesChapter 31: DNA FingerprintingChapter 32: Torture and Custodial DeathsChapter 33: Medico-legal Aspects of HIVChapter 34: Newer Techniques and Recent AdvancesChapter 35: General ToxicologyChapter 36: Corrosive PoisonsChapter 37: Inorganic Metallic Irritants – ArsenicChapter 38: Inorganic Metallic Irritants – MercuryChapter 39: Inorganic Metallic Irritants – LeadChapter 40: Inorganic Metallic Irritants – CopperChapter 41: Inorganic Metallic Irritants – ThalliumChapter 42: Other Inorganic Metallic IrritantsChapter 43: Non-metallic IrritantsChapter 44: Organic Irritants – PlantChapter 45: Organic Irritants – AnimalChapter 46: Somniferous Poisons (Narcotic Poisons)Chapter 47: Inebriants – AlcoholChapter 48: Sedative-hypnotic- BarbituratesChapter 49: Deliriants - Dhatura/DaturaChapter 50: Deliriants – CannabisChapter 51: Deliriants – CocaineChapter 52: Spinal PoisonsChapter 53: Cardiac PoisonsChapter 54: Hydrocyanic AcidChapter 55: AsphyxiantsChapter 56: Agricultural PoisonsChapter 57: Alphos (Aluminum Phosphide)Chapter 58: Medicinal PoisonsChapter 59: Drug Dependence and Date Rape DrugsChapter 60: Supplement