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; 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 and 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.