Textbook of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology : Principles & Practice - Vij, Krishan (New Delhi : Elsevier India, 2014)
Section 1: Forensic Medicine PART I: Of the Basics 1. Introduction to Forensic Medicine and Indian Legal System 2. Medicolegal Autopsy, Exhumation, Obscure Autopsy, Anaphylactic Deaths and Artefacts 3. Identification PART II: Of the Dying and the Death 4. Death and Its Medicolegal Aspects (Forensic Thanatology) 5. Sudden and Unexpected Death 6. Asphyxial Deaths 7. Infanticide and Foeticide 8. Thermal Deaths 9. Starvation and Neglect 10. Death by Electrocution 11. Deaths Associated with Surgery, Anaesthesia and Blood Transfusion 12. Custody Related Torture and/or Death PART III: Of the Injured and the Injuries 13. Injuries: Medicolegal Considerations and Types 14. Injuries by Blunt Force 15. Injuries by Sharp Force 16. Injuries by Firearms 17. Injuries by Explosives 18.;Regional Injuries 19. Transportation Injuries PART IV: Clinical Forensic Medicine 20. Medicolegal Examination of the Living 21. Complications of Trauma: Was Wounding Responsible for Death? PART V: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Practice 22. Medical Education vis-a? -vis Medical Practice 23. Medical Negligence 24. Consent to and Refusal of Treatment 25. Abortion and Delivery 26. Impotence, Sterility, Sterilisation and Artificial Insemination 27. Nullity of Marriage, Divorce and Legitimacy 28. Forensic Psychiatry Section 2: Forensic Toxicology 29. Intricacies of Forensic Toxicology 30. Duties of a Doctor in Cases of Suspected Poisoning 31. Corrosive Poisons 32. Nonmetallic and Metallic Irritants 33. Irritants of Plant Origin 34. Irritants of Animal Origin 35. Somniferous Group 36.;Alcohol and Alcoholism 37. Non-narcotic Drug Abuse 38. Deliriant Poisons 39. Spinal Poisons 40. Cardiac Poisons 41. Agro-chemical Poisoning 42. Fumigants 43. Asphyxiants 44. Hydrocarbons-Petroleum Distillates 45. Food Poisoning Annexures Annexure 1: Proforma for Age Certification Annexure 2: Proforma for Medicolegal Examination of Injuries Annexure 3(a): Penal Provisions Applicable to Medical Persons Annexure 3(b): Penal Provisions Affording Protection to Medical Persons Annexure 4: Standard Weights/Measures/Dimensions of Organs/Tissues
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Keywords: Medical jurisprudence; Medical jurisprudence; Toxicology