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Forensic Medicine Course
Learning objectives:
By the end of the module students should have knowledge about:
1) forensic traumatology ? road traffic injuries, blunt injuries, incised injuries, missile injuries, suffocation and asphyxia, heat injury, electrical fatalities, barotrauma.
2) forensic toxicology ? poisoning, drug abuse.
3) medico-legal aspects of sexual offences, physical abuse, abortion
4) the ethics of medical practice ? duties of physicians, medical confidentiality, consent to medical treatment
5) medical malpractice ? medical negligence, professional misconduct
Last update: Wágnerová Petra (22.09.2020)
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Aim of study Last update: Wágnerová Petra (22.09.2020)
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B. Knight, 1997 or later: Simpson´s Forensic Medicine, 11th ed. by Arnold Last update: Wágnerová Petra (22.09.2020)
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Online teaching: 1. Online seminars 2. Study materials in VYUKA 3. Individual consultations in Department of Forensic Medicine FNKV (contact petra.sabatova@fnkv.cz For more information) Last update: Wágnerová Petra (22.09.2020)
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Elements qualifying for credit.
Questions for the examination of forensic medicine: 1. Death, the diagnosis and early signs sof death. 2. The late changes of death. 3. Estimation of the time of death. 4. Autolysis, putrefaction, damage to the dead body caused by animals. 5. Mummification, adipocire formation. 6. Vital injuries, distinction between ante-mortem and post-mortem injury. The estimation of the approximative age of wounds. 7. Sudden and unexpected death due to natural causes. 8. Sudden infant death syndrom. 9. Violent death. 10. Autopsy. Forensic autopsy. 11. Medical certificate of cause of death. 12. Legal pre-requisites for autopsy. 13. Reconstruction of the crime. 14. Identification of the living and of the dead. 15. The role and methods of forensic medicine. 16. Physician as an expert and as an witness. 17. Medical certification and opinion, expert evidence. 18. Duties of the physician. 19. Professional confidentiality. 20. Medical duties in emergencies. 21. Duty to give information and obtain consent to treatment. 22. Duty of treatment. Euthanasia. 23. Legal responsibilities of the physician. 24. Medical negligence. 25. Medical malpractice. 26. Incised wounds. 27. Hacking wounds. 28. Punctured wounds. 29. Lacerated wounds. 30. Bruises. Abrasions. 31. Firearm wounds. 32. Regional injuries of medico-legal importance. 33. Head injuries. 34. Fractures of the spine and injuries of the spinal cord. 35. Injuries to the chest. 36. Injuries to the neck. 37. Injuries to the abdomen. 38. Injuries to the urogenital tract. 39. Injuries to the limbs. 40. Injuries in traffic accidents. 41. Injuries caused by falls. 42. Injuries due to explosions. 43. Unnatural death due to asphyxia. 44. Electrical injuries. 45. Injuries caused by high temperature. 46. Injuries caused by low temperature. 47. Radiation damage. 48. Poisons and poisoning. Accidental, suicidal and criminal poisoning. 49. Metal poisoning. 50. Carbon monoxyde poisoning. 51. Cyanide poisoning. 52. Narcotic poisoning. 53. Poisoning by corrosives. 54. Psychosedative drugs. 55. Pesticides. 56. Alcohol intoxication. 57. Methanol poisoning. 58. Atropin poisoning. 59. Strychnin poisoning. 60. Alcohol in relation to road traffic. 61. Drug addiction. Legal definitions and sanctions. 62. Starvation. Hunger strike. 63. Injuries by changes in atmospheric pressure. 64. Legal and illegal abortion. 65. Sexual offences. Rape. 66. Battered child syndrom. 67. Suicides. 68. Homicide. Murder. Legal definitions. 69. Infanticide. 70. Decreased criminal responsibility. Insanity. 71. Examination of biological traces. 72. Examination of blood stains. 73. Examination of seminal stains.
Examinations in:
Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, pavilon CH, 2. patro,
Department of forensic medicine
Secretary department of forensic medicine:
Petra Wágnerová
Tel: 267 16 25 05
e-mail: petra.wagnerova@lf3.cuni.cz nebo smutnapetra@seznam.cz
Last update: Wágnerová Petra (22.09.2020)
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1. Blunt injuries - Abrasions, bruises, contusions. Lacerated wounds. Head injuries. Road Last update: Wágnerová Petra (22.09.2020)
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