Department of Forensic Medicine

The goal of teaching Forensic medicine to undergraduate students is to impart knowledge which will help the students to know of medical ethics and etiquette to be followed during the practice of medicine. As it is a well known fact that the medical service become vulnerable to be criticized day-to-day by the litigatory society, a medical student should be prepared to practice medicine without being entangled either by professional, criminal or consumer law. After the successful completion of the course, the student shall be acquainted with medicolegal procedures, medical ethics, and various provisions of Consumer Protection Act. Have the knowledge of toxicology to identify the poison and adopt necessary emergency measures. Expand his knowledge of Materia Medica by incorporating the knowledge gained through the study of toxicology. Areas of medicine that are commonly involved in forensic edicine are anatomy, pathology, and psychiatry.

The topics that students will be taught under this section are: the definition and types of Death as stated under law, the early and late stages of death, and an in-depth study of various phenomena causing death as homicide, suicide, malnutrition, disease, starvation, dehydration and accidents. The manner of death and the deceased’s physical conditions vary from case to case. The possible signs and symptoms present in every case are separately taught to the students, explaining them the mechanism responsible for the specific condition. The difference between wound and injury in terms of law is explained, the general differences between wounds as abrasions, lacerations, contusions, avulsions, stab wounds, chop wounds and injuries caused due to firearms, and their medico-legal aspects.

The Department has a well established museum consisting of charts, models, weapons (blunt, pointed and sharp), poisons (over 100 toxicology specimens), bones, fire arm bullets, laminated photographs, charts, etc. The laboratory is well equipped with a departmental library for reference as per the CCH guidelines, which includes various acts and reference materials.