Forensic Medicine Medical terms The autopsy n Dissection

Forensic Medicine Medical terms

The autopsy n 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): n 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 n 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: n Held on suspicious or frankly criminal deaths. In most legal systems, n NO permission from the relatives is required.

Death n n 1. 2. 3. Cause of death: a disease or injury which resulted in death of an individual. Manner of death : Suicide Homicide (victim - assailant) Accidental.

Thanatology (death and PM changes). Rigor mortis n Hypostasis n Putrefaction n

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

. Identification Finger prints n DNA prints n Age estimation n Clothes n External appearance Face – hair - color – length n

Wounds n 1. 2. 3. Instrument Blunt Sharp Firearm (pistol – gun – shots – bullet )

Wounds Incised – cut n Stab penetrating n Abrasion n Contusion n Laceration n

. Head injuries Concussion n Compression n Fracture base n

Physical injuries Burns n Scalds n Corrosive n Sunstroke n Irradiation burn n

Asphyxia Hanging ﺍﻟﺸﻨﻖ n Strangulation ﺍﻟﺨﻨﻖ n Drowning n Chocking n

. Child abuse n Physical n Psychic negligence n Sexual

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

Writing medical documents Medico legal Report Certificate 1. Death. 2. Birth 3. Vaccination

Lacerated wound