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Forensic Medicine

Medical terms

The autopsy Dissection (to cut through): is a procedure

to cut up an organism for study. Location and separation of the tissues in a surgical manner along natural lines of cleavage.

Autopsy (necropsy): Is the postmortem examination or the

description of investigative dissection of a dead body. The legal system varies from country to country

1 -Academic autopsy Helps in learning anatomy for medical

student .

2 -Clinical (hospital) autopsy:

From which the medical practitioners seek to learn the extent of the disease for which they were treating the deceased patient. Autopsy needs the consent of the relatives.

3 -Forensic autopsy: Held on suspicious or frankly criminal

deaths. In most legal systems,

NO permission from the relatives is required.

Death Cause of death: a disease or injury which

resulted in death of an individual. Manner of death :

1. Suicide

2. Homicide (victim - assailant)

3. Accidental .

Thanatology (death and PM changes).

Rigor mortis Hypostasis Putrefaction

Sudden unexpected death. Myocardial infarction Atherosclerosis Cerebral hemorrhage pneumonia . Peptic ulcer Renal failure Cardio respiratory arrest

Identification. Finger prints DNA prints Age estimation Clothes External appearance

Face – hair - color – length

Wounds Instrument

1. Blunt

2. Sharp

3. Firearm (pistol – gun – shots – bullet )

Wounds

Incised – cut Stab Stab penetrating Abrasion Contusion Laceration

Head injuries . Concussion Compression Fracture base

Physical injuries Burns Scalds Corrosive Sunstroke Irradiation burn

Asphyxia Hanging الشنق Strangulation الخنق Drowning Chocking

Child abuse. Physical

Psychic negligence

Sexual

Sexual offences. Adultery. Rape. Sodomy . Bestiality . Sadism .

Writing medical documents

Medico legal Report

Certificate

1. Death .

2. Birth

3. Vaccination

Lacerated wound