With recent technological advances, fields such as forensic odontology, forensic biology, forensic serology, forensic psychiatry and forensic pathology have been recognized as major subspecialities. Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology provides all the recent updates on medical jurisprudence, clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology to help forensic specialists, as well as medical professionals who need to seek the opinion of a forensic specialist in medicolegal cases. The book is divided into 3 sections; medical jurisprudence, medical ethics, forensic pathology or toxicology. The book includes detailed debate on medicolegal examination and certification of a case of injury, medicolegal aspects of injuries, how to approach a case of poisoning, alcohol intoxication, head and neck injury, attempted strangulation, and emerging issues in sex verification and victim identification in mass disasters.Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is an important and highly relevant book for residents and fellows in forensic medicine, forensic medicine specialists and medical officers. Key PointsFeatures discussion on the legal, social and humanitarian aspects of euthanasiaUp-to-date debates on expert medical evidence, legal and medical issues of medical recordsOver 160 full colour and black and white illustrations, images and tables
Gautam Biswas MDProfessor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Section I Medical Jurisprudence Medicolegal Issues in ConsentMedical Ethics and Negligence Cases in IndiaEuthanasia: Legal, Social and Humanitarian AspectsAge of Child: Legal PerspectiveRecent Changes in Sexual Assault and Rape LawsCourt Room ProceduresExpert Medical EvidenceLegal and Ethical Issues of Medical RecordsSection II Clinical Forensic MedicineMedicolegal Examination and Certification of a Case of InjuryMedicolegal Aspects of InjuriesAn Approach to a Case of PoisoningAn Approach to a Case of Alcohol IntoxicationAn Approach to a Case of Head and Neck InjuryAn Approach to a Case of Near-hanging/Attempted StrangulationEmerging Issues in Sex VerificationVictim Identification in Mass DisastersSection III FORENSIC PATHOLOGY Judicial HangingDyadic DeathsFat EmbolismTattoo: Historical, Social and Psychological AspectsSudden Infant Death SyndromePost-autopsy ReconstructionIndex