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Forensic Medicine Medical terms

The autopsy Dissection (to cut through): is a procedure to cut up an organism for study. Location and separation of the tissues in a surgical manner along natural lines of cleavage.

Autopsy (necropsy): Is the postmortem examination or the description of investigative dissection of a dead body. The legal system varies from country to country

1- Academic autopsy Helps in learning anatomy for medical student.

2- Clinical (hospital) autopsy: From which the medical practitioners seek to learn the extent of the disease for which they were treating the deceased patient. Autopsy needs the consent of the relatives.

3- Forensic autopsy: Held on suspicious or frankly criminal deaths. In most legal systems, NO permission from the relatives is required.

Death Cause of death: a disease or injury which resulted in death of an individual. Manner of death : 1. Suicide 2. Homicide (victim -assailant) 3. Accidental.

Thanatology (death and PM changes). Rigor mortis Hypostasis Putrefaction

Sudden unexpected death. Myocardial infarction Atherosclerosis Cerebral hemorrhage pneumonia. Peptic ulcer Renal failure Cardio respiratory arrest

Identification. Finger prints DNA prints Age estimation Clothes External appearance Face – hair - color – length

Wounds Instrument 1. Blunt 2. Sharp 3. Firearm (pistol – gun – shots – bullet )

Wounds Incised – cut Stab Stab penetrating Abrasion Contusion Laceration

Head injuries. Concussion Compression Fracture base

Physical injuries Burns Scalds Corrosive Sunstroke Irradiation burn

Asphyxia Hanging الشنق Strangulation الخنق Drowning Chocking

Child abuse. Physical Psychic negligence Sexual

Sexual offences. Adultery. Rape. Sodomy. Bestiality. Sadism.

Writing medical documents Medico legal Report Certificate 1. Death. 2. Birth 3. Vaccination

Lacerated wound