Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Mission of forensic science
1.3 Significance of studying forensic medicine
1.4 Branches of forensic medicine
1.5 International guidelines for forensic medicine
Chapter 2 Death
2.1 Definition of death
2.2 Determination of death
2.3 Cause of death
2.4 Manner of death
2.5 Certification of death
Chapter 3 Postmortem Changes
3.1 Early postmortem changes
3.2 Late postmortem changes
3.3 Estimation of time of death
Chapter 4 Mechanical Injury
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Examination and documentation of injury
4.3 Blunt force injury
4.4 Sharp force injury
4.5 Firearm injury
4.6 Injuries by fall from height
4.7 Forensic identification
Chapter 5 Transportation Injury and Death
5.1 Injuries to pedestrians
5.2 Injuries to vehicle occupants
5.3 Vehicular conflagration
5.4 Motorcycle fatalities
Chapter 6 Regional and Organ Injuries
6.1 Head injuries
6.2 Neck injuries
6.3 Injuries of the vertebral column and spinal cord
6.4 Chest injuries
6.5 Abdominal injuries
6.6 Pelvic and limbs injuries
Chapter 7 Asphyxia
7.1 Autopsy findings of mechanical asphyxia
7.2 Compression of the neck
7.3 Asphyxia due to overlay
7.4 Obstruction of the upper airway
7.5 Positional asphyxia
7.6 Suffocation
7.7 Sexual asphyxia
Chapter 8 Drowning
8.1 Death process and mechanism of drowning
8.2 Signs of drowning on a corpse
8.3 Putrefaction, sink, and float of the drowned body
8.4 Post-mortem artefact injury on the body
8.5 Diatom test for drowning
8.6 Summary
Chapter 9 Death from Heat, Cold, Electrical Injury and Lightning
9.1 Burn injury and death from burning
9.2 Hyperthermia
9.3 Hypothermia
9.4 Electrical injury
9.5 Death from lightning strike
Chapter 10 Sudden Unexpected Death
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Cardiovascular disease
10.3 Central nervous system disease
10.4 Respiratory system disease
10.5 Gastrointestinal system disease
10.6 Obstetric disease
10.7 Death from allergy
10.8 Sudden adult death syndrome
10.9 Other disease
Chapter 11 Death of Infants and Children
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Perinatal death
11.3 Violent death of infants and children
11.4 Sudden infant death syndrome
Chapter 12 Forensic Autopsy
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Guidelines for forensic autopsy
12.3 Evidence fixation and collection
12.4 Forensic histology
12.5 Virtual autopsy
12.6 The autopsy report
Chapter 13 Forensic Clinical Medicine
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Degree of injury
13.3 Labor capacity and degree of disability
13.4 Simulation
13.5 Artificial injury
Chapter 14 Abuse
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Domestic violence
14.3 Sexual assault
14.4 Child abuse and elder abuse
Chapter 15 Medical Malpractice
15.1 Medical malpractice and medical tangle
15.2 Formation stage of medical malpractice
15.3 Importance of autopsy in cases of medical malpractice .,
15.4 Common medical malpractice
15.5 Assessment of medical malpractice
Chapter 16 Poisoning
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Ethanol
16.3 Drugs
16.4 Carbon monoxide
16.5 Hypnotic toxins
16.6 Pesticides
16.7 Cyanide
16.8 Arsenic
16.9 Poisonous animals and plants
16.10 Forensic identification of poisoning
Chapter 17 Forensic DNA Analysis
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Variable number tandem repeats
17.3 Short tandem repeats
17.4 Single nucleotide polymorphism
17.5 Indel
17.6 Forensic DNA typing methods
Chapter 18 Paternity Testing
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Basis and principle
18.3 Common genetic markers and techniques
18.4 Analysis and evaluation of paternity testing results
Chapter 19 Individual Identification from Biological Samples
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Strategies of collection,transportation and ex
