Forensic Pathology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify types of wounds and injuries; 2. describe firearm and firearm injuries; 3. discuss sudden unexpected death; 4. define identification; 5. explain doctor at the scene of death and in court; 6. recognise signs of death; 99 7. conduct post-mortem examination; 8. discuss medical jurisprudence; 9. explain sexual offences; 10. describe asphyxia and drowning; 11. conduct medico-legal examination and report writing; 12. describe death certification; and 13. discuss confidentiality and medical ethics.

Types of wounds and injuries. Firearm & firearm injuries. Signs of death. Sudden unexpected death. Identification. Doctor at the scene of death. Doctor in court, post-mortem examination. Medical jurisprudence. Sexual offences. Criminal abortion. Hanging. Suffocation. Electrocution. Asphyxia. Drowning and investigation of poison death. Medico-legal examination and report writing. Death certification. Confidentiality and medical ethics.