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Forensic Medicine
Study of medical evidence in legal cases, including thanatology, traumatology, and clinical toxicology.
Thanatology: Science of Death
Covers early and late signs of death, Rigor Mortis, Algor Mortis, and Livor Mortis.
Mechanical Injuries & Traumatology
Detailed study of abrasions, contusions, lacerations, and incised wounds. Differentiating antemortem from postmortem injuries.
Medical Jurisprudence & Ethics
Legal procedures, medical negligence (Malpraxis), informed consent, and professional misconduct.
Violent Asphyxial Deaths
Focuses on Hanging, Strangulation, Throttling, and Drowning. Clinical and autopsy features.
Toxicology: Corrosive & Irritant Poisons
Covers Sulfuric acid, Nitric acid, and heavy metals like Arsenic and Lead.
Sexual Offences & Forensic Gynaecology
Medical examination of victims and accused, signs of rape, sodomy, and pregnancy in legal contexts.
Forensic Entomology & PMI
Estimation of Post-Mortem Interval (PMI) using insect succession and environmental factors.
Firearms & Explosion Injuries
Ballistics, entry and exit wounds, tattooing, singeing, and blast injuries.
Identity: Anthropometry & DNA Profiling
Personal identification via age estimation from teeth/bones, dactylography, and molecular techniques.
Neurotoxic & Agricultural Poisons
Detailed study of Organophosphates, Cyanide, Strychnine, and snake envenomation.
Articles
Read About Forensic Medicine
Long-form articles on the same ground as these quizzes.
Dictionary
Key Forensic Medicine Terms
Plain definitions, with how to say each word and where it comes from.
- Algor mortis
Algor mortis is the gradual cooling of a body after death until it matches the temperature of its surroundings, used to estimate time since death.
- Asphyxia
Asphyxia is a life-threatening state in which the body is starved of oxygen, usually as carbon dioxide builds up, because breathing or oxygen use fails.
- Autopsy
An autopsy is a medical examination of a body after death, inside and out, to find the cause of death and study the effects of disease or injury.
- DNA profiling
DNA profiling is a laboratory method that identifies a person from highly variable regions of their DNA, used in forensics and kinship testing.
- Forensic entomology
Forensic entomology is the use of insects found on bodies or at scenes to answer legal questions, especially how long a person has been dead.
- Livor mortis
Livor mortis is the purplish-red discoloration that appears in the lowest parts of a body after death as blood settles under the pull of gravity.
Research
Calculators for Forensic Medicine
Free, with the formula and a worked example for each.
- Normal Lab Values
Typical adult ranges for blood, urine and spinal fluid tests, in conventional and SI units, with a source for every value.
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