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ISBN 10: 8131236234
ISBN 13: 9788131236239
Author: Krishan Vij

• Thoroughly revamped and revised edition carrying precise information in a concise manner.
• Radical changes have been effected in the chapters Death and Its Medicolegal Aspects: Forensic Thanatology; Sudden and Unexpected Deaths; Asphyxial Deaths; Deaths Associated with Surgery, Anaesthesia and Blood Transfusion; Custody Related Torture and/or Death; Medicolegal Examination of the Living; Injuries by Firearms; Complications of Trauma: Was Wounding Responsible for Death?; Consent to and Refusal of Treatment; Medical Negligence; and Intricacies of Forensic Toxicology.
• Enriched with photographs, drawings, sketches, flowcharts, and tables for easy and catchy understanding.
• Old cases have been replaced with new ones, making way for the readers to appreciate medicolegal implications.
• Reflects author’s personal experience of about three decades and the knowledge gathered from extensive reading, interactions, deliberations, etc. at various platforms.

Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology principles and practice 5th Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Forensic Medicine and Indian Legal System

Indian Legal System

Legal Procedure at an Inquest

Juvenile Justice Board

Medical Evidence

Dying Declaration

Procedure for Examination of a Witness in the Court

Kinds of Witnesses

Doctor in the Witness Box

Chapter 2: Medicolegal Autopsy

Medicolegal Autopsy

Exhumation

Obscure Autopsy

Anaphylactic Deaths

Artefacts

Chapter 3: Identification

Medicolegal Aspects of Identity

Identification in the Living

Identification of the Dead

Mass Disaster

Chapter 4: Death and Its Medicolegal Aspects (Forensic Thanatology)

Brain Death

Somatic and Molecular Deaths

Suspended Animation (Apparent Death)

Mode, Manner, Mechanism and Cause of Death

Estimation of Time Since Death

Contents of Stomach, Intestines and Bladder in Estimating Time Since Death

Chapter 5: Sudden and Unexpected Death

Sudden Death and Heart Diseases

Some Other Causes of Sudden Death Having Medicolegal Significance

Sudden Death in Infancy

Chapter 6: Asphyxial Deaths

Asphyxial Stigmata

Suffocation

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Dioxide

Smothering

Gagging

Choking

Traumatic Asphyxia

Postural Asphyxia

Burking

Death by Compression of the Neck

Hanging

Strangulation

Drowning

Chapter 7: Infanticide and Foeticide

Infanticide

Development of the Foetus

Foeticide

Law’s Difficulty in Dealing with Foetus

Chapter 8: Thermal Deaths

Systemic Hyperthermia ( Flowchart 8.1)

Burns

Causes of Death in Burns

Fatal Period

Age of the Burn Injury

Autopsy Findings

Antemortem and Postmortem Nature of Burns

Suicide, Accident or Homicide

Some Legal Provisions in Relation to Dowry Death

Burns by Moist Heat (Scalds) (Flowchart 8.1)

Hypothermia (Exposure To Cold) (Flowchart 8.1)

Chapter 9: Starvation and Neglect

Fatal Period

Autopsy Findings

Circumstances of Death

Malnutrition

Chapter 10: Death by Electrocution

Factors Involved in Electrocution

Mortality and Mechanism of Death by Electric Shock

Autopsy Findings

Circumstances of Electrocution

Lightning

Chapter 11: Deaths Associated with Surgery

Respiratory Embarrassment

Cardiac Embarrassment

Hypovolaemia and Other Factors

Regional and Spinal Anaesthesia

Instruments and Instrumentation

Unforeseeable Problems

Precautions for Autopsy

Autopsy

Medicolegal Considerations

Blood Transfusion—Hazards and Risks

Death due to Periprocedural Complication

Chapter 12: Custody Related Torture and/or Death

Custody—Meaning Thereof

Torture

Methods of Torture

Circumstances of Death

Role of Autopsy Surgeon

Chapter 13: Injuries: Medicolegal Considerations and Types

Was the Wound Inflicted During Life or After Death?

Wound Healing

Fabricated Wounds

Important Sections Related to Offences Against Human Body

Differentiating Kidnapping and Abduction

Classification of Injuries

Chapter 14: Injuries by Blunt Force

Skin Anatomy and Its Forensic Aspects

Dermis

Abrasions

Contusions (Bruises)

Lacerations

Associations of Abrasions, Contusions and Lacerations

Falls

Chapter 15: Injuries by Sharp Force

Incision/Cut/Slash

Stab/Punctured Wounds

Chapter 16: Injuries by Firearms

Types of Firearms

Ammunition

General Makeup of a Firearm (Fig. 16.2 )

Mechanism of Bullet Wound Production

Wounds Produced by Rifled Firearms

Wounds Produced by Smoothbore Weapons

Unusual Circumstances Encountered in Firearm Injuries

Firearm Residues

Direction Of Fire

Autopsy

Suicide, Accident or Homicide?

Surgical Artefacts in Firearm Wounds

Cases

Chapter 17: Injuries by Explosives

Disruptive Effects

Air Blast (Shock Wave)

Effects of Blast Wave/Shock Wave

Burns

Flying Missiles

Falling Masonry

Fumes

Autopsy in Explosion Deaths

Chapter 18: Regional Injuries

Head Injuries

Spinal Injuries

Trauma

Chapter 19: Transportation Injuries

Mechanisms of Vehicular Injury

Injuries to the Pedestrians

Injuries to the Motorcyclists

Injuries to the Pedal Cyclists

Aircraft Accidents

Railway Accidents

Vehicular Conflagration

Medicolegal Aspects of Transport Injuries

Chapter 20: Medicolegal Examination of the Living

Medicolegal Examination in Assault Cases

Medicolegal Examination in Sexual Offences

Medicolegal Aspects of Semen

Diagnosis of Pregnancy

Child Abuse

Chapter 21: Complications of Trauma: Was Wounding Responsible for Death?

Primary/Immediate/Direct Causes

Wounds Indirectly Fatal/Delayed Causes of Death

Chapter 22: Medical Education vis-à-vis Medical Practice

Codes of Medical Ethics

The Declaration of Geneva (1948)

Medical Councils

Indian Medical Council Act, 1933

Indian Medical Council Act, 1956

Constitution of the Indian Medical Council

Composition of the State Medical Council

Professional Secrecy

Privileged Communication

Unethical Conduct and Misconduct Differentiated

Professional Conduct, Etiquettes and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners

Red Cross—Not For All

Chapter 23: Medical Negligence

Elements of Negligence

Proof of Negligence

Contributory Negligence

Vicarious Liability

Liability for Injury to the Third Parties

Medical Product Liability

Criminalisation of Negligence

Consumer Protection Act and Medical Negligence

Failure to Take X-ray—Whether Amounts to Negligence

Chapter 24: Consent to and Refusal of Treatment

Types of Consent

Doctrine of Extension and Proportionality

Doctrine of Informed Consent

Who Discloses?

Hospital’s Role

Ability to Consent

Exceptions to Material Disclosure

Evidentiary Proof of Adequate Disclosure

Sections 53, 53A and 164A of CrPC in Relation to Consent

Euthanasia

Chapter 25: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Medical

Introduction

Healthcare Workers with HIV Infection

Criminalisation of HIV Transmission

Aids And Autopsies

Chapter 26: Abortion and Delivery

Abortion

Penal Provisions Relating to Criminal Abortion

Examination of the Woman Who has Allegedly Aborted

Examination of Aborted Material

Delivery

Chapter 27: Impotence

Causes of Impotence and Sterility in Males

Causes of Impotence and Sterility in Females

Sterilisation

Artificial Insemination

In Vitro Fertilisation (Test Tube Baby)

‘Wrongful Birth’ and ‘Wrongful Life’ Cases

Chapter 28: Nullity of Marriage

Void and Voidable Marriages

Divorce

Legitimacy

Legal Consequences of Fecundation Ab Extra

Chapter 29: Forensic Psychiatry

Mental Health Act, 1987

Various Signs/Symptoms with Medicolegal Importance

Mental Retardation (Mental Subnormality)

Personality Disorders

Certification of Mental Illness

True and Feigned Mental Illness (Insanity)

Restraint of the Mentally Ill

Admission to the Psychiatric Hospital

Discharge of the Mentally Ill from the Psychiatric Hospital

Civil Responsibility of the Mentally III

Criminal Responsibility of the Mentally Ill

Criminal Responsibility for Offence Committed During Intoxication

Sexual Perversions/Deviations (Paraphilias)

Chapter 30: Basic Considerations in Drugs/Chemicals

Routes of Administration

Pharmacokinetics (What the Body does to the Drug/Chemical)

Pharmacodynamics (What a Drug/ Chemical does to the Body)

Mechanisms of Action of Drugs/ Chemicals

Analytical Methods Used in Toxicology

Classification of Poisons

Accidental poisoning

Chapter 31: Intricacies of Forensic Toxicology

Forensic Toxicology

Concept and Scope of Toxicology

Statutes on Drugs/Poisons in India

Factors Modifying the Action of Poisons

Concept of Fatal Dose

Evidence of Poisoning in the Living

Evidence of Poisoning in the Dead

Technique of Obtaining Autopsy Samples

Interpretation of Results

Relative Toxicity of Drugs/Chemicals

Chapter 32: Duties of a Doctor in Cases of Suspected Poisoning

General Management of Poisoning

Treatment of General Symptoms

Chapter 33: Corrosive Poisons

Mechanism of Action

Diagnosis and Management

Medicolegal Aspects

Organic Acids

Vitriolage

Chapter 34: Nonmetallic and Metallic Irritants

Nonmetallic Irritants

Metallic Irritants

Chapter 35: Irritants of Plant Origin

Ricinus communis (Castor Oil Plant, Arandi)

Croton tiglium (Jamal Gota or Nepala)

Abrus precatorius (Indian Liquorice/ Jequirity/Gunch//Rati)

Colocynth (Bitter Apple/Indrayani)

Capsicum (Chillies/Cayenne Pepper)

Semecarpus Anacardium (Marking Nut)

Calotropis (Madar, Akdo)

Medicolegal aspects

Plumbago rosea (Lal Chitra) and Plumbago zeylanica (Chitra)

Claviceps purpurea (Ergot/Mother of Rye)

Chapter 36: Irritants of Animal Origin

Snakes (Ophida)

Arthropods

Chapter 37: Somniferous Group

Opium (Afim)

Heroin

Pethidine (Meperidine—Usa)

Methadone

Chapter 38: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Alcohol

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Drunkenness

Death In Acute Alcoholic Poisoning

Collection and Preservation of Blood and Urine Samples

Alcoholism and Drug Dependency

Methanol (Methyl Alcohol/Wood Spirit/ Wood Naphtha/Colonial Spirit)

Medicolegal Examination in Case of Alcohol Intoxication

Chapter 39: Non-narcotic Drug Abuse

Non-narcotic Drugs

Barbiturates

Amphetamines

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Benzodiazepines

Hallucinogens

Cocaine (Coke/Snow/Cadillac/ White Lady, etc.)

Cannabis

Illicit Use of Drugs in Sports (Doping)

Street Drugs and Designer Drugs

Chapter 40: Deliriant Poisons

Dhatura

Chapter 41: Spinal Poisons

Strychnine (Kuchila)

Peripheral Nerve Poisons

Chapter 42: Cardiac Poisons

Nicotine

Aconite

Oleander (Kaner)

Chapter 43: Agro-chemical Poisoning

Pesticides

Organophosphates

Carbamates

Organochlorines (Chlorinated Hydrocarbons)

Endrin

Herbicides

Fungicides

Rodenticides

Pyrethrum and Other Insect Repellents

Chapter 44: Fumigants

Aluminium Phosphide

Chapter 45: Asphyxiants

Hydrocyanic Acid and Its Salts

Smoke

Chapter 46: Poisoning in Conflict: Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents

Chemical Warfare Agents

Lesser Used Chemical Warfare Agents

Biological Warfare Agents

Chapter 47: Hydrocarbons—Petroleum Distillates

Hydrocarbons

Volatile Substance Abuse

Chapter 48: Food Poisoning and Essential Metals’ Toxicity

Food Poisoning

Essential Metals—Potential for Toxicity Thereof

Annexure 1: Scientific Aids to Investigative Techniques

Annexure 2: Proforma for Age Certification

Annexure 3: Proforma for Medicolegal Examination of Injuries

Annexure 4: Proforma for Examination of a Victim of Sexual Assault

Annexure 5: Proforma for Examination of an Accused of Sexual Offence

Annexure 6: Issuing/Supplying Copies of Injury and/or Postmortem Reports (MLR and/or PMR)

Annexure 7(a): Penal Provisions Applicable to Medical Persons

Annexure 7(b): Penal Provisions Affording Protection to Medical Persons

Annexure 8: Standard Weights/Measures/Dimensions of Organs/Tissues

Index

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