7. Human Organ Transplantation: Legal and Ethical Aspects
8. Ethical and Legal Aspects of AIDS
9. Medical Records
10. Medical and Legal Aspects of Anaesthetic and Operative Deaths
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Forensic Pathology
11. Forensic Identity
12. Forensic DNA Profiling
13. Thanatology
14. Postmorteum Examination
15. Violent Asphyxial Death
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Clinical Forensic Medicine
16. Trauma, Injury and Wound
17. Regional Injuries
18. Transportation Injuries
19. Effects of Injury
20. Firearms and Explosive Injuries
21. Effects of Cold and Heat
22. Electrocution, Lightning and Radiation
23. Trauma in its Medicolegal View Points
24. Domestic Violence - Medical and Legal Aspects
25. Torture and Medical Profession
26. Sexual Jurisprudence
27. Infanticide, Foeticides and Child Abuse
28. Forensic Psychiatry
29. Forensic Radiology
30. Forensic Engineering
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Forensic Toxicology
31. General Principles
32. Corrosive Poisons
33. Irritant Poisons
34. Neurotoxics
35. Cardiac poisons
36. Asphyxiants
37. Domestic Poisons
38. Poisoning by Therapeutic Substances
39. Food Poisoning and Poisonous Foods
40. Drug Dependence and Drug Abuse
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Medical jurisprudence
4. Ethics of Medical Practice
CODES OF MODERN MEDICAL ETHICS
Hippocratic Oath
Declaration of Geneva
I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.
I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due.
I will practice my profession with conscience and dignity.
The health of my patient will be my first consideration.
I will respect the secrets, which are confided in me.
I will maintain by all means, in my power, the honor and the noble traditions of the medical profession.
My colleagues will be my brothers.
I will not permit considerations of religion, nationality, race, party politics or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient.
I will maintain the utmost respect for human life from the time of conception.
Even under threat, I will not use my medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity.
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT/ INFAMOUS CONDUCT
▢ Definition: Professional misconduct can be defined as something done by a doctor in profession, which is considered as disgraceful and dishonourable by his or her professional brethren of good repute and competence, after the enquiry by the State Medical Council.
▢ Examples:
Association with unqualified persons
Advertising
Adultery
Abortion (illegal)
Addiction
Alcohol
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
▢ Definition: Medical negligence is defined as want of reasonable degree of care and skill or willful negligence on the part of medical practitioner in treating a patient leading to injury or suffering or death.
▢ Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitor:
❖ Res Ipsa Loquitor →: the thing speaks for itself
❖ Examples:
Foreign body left inside body cavities after operation
Slipping of instruments during surgery resulting in injuries
Injury of the body outside the field of operation
Operation on wrong organ/ wrong side/ wrong patient
Too tight plaster cast resulting in gangrene of foot/toes
Giving medicines in overdose
Giving injections in wrong site/route
Failure to inject anti-tetanus serum (ATS) in case of injury
Burns from careless use of X-ray/ hot water bottles, etc
Breaking needles while injecting, but not informing about it to the patient
Mismatch blood transfusion
DEFENSES OF A DOCTOR AGAINST CHARGES OF NEGLIGENCE
