Forensic Medicine

Forensic Medicine is a medical specialty which aims to apply the principles and knowledge of medical science to help solve problems in court.

The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge that will enable professionals in the field of law to understand common concepts in clinical and pathological forensic medicine, familiarity with various mechanisms of trauma and disease, understanding of the components of the medicolegal investigation and the various types of tests being carried out, their limitations and goals, an informed reading of a legal medical opinion and drawing of conclusions derived from an opinion.

Course topics include:

Forensic medicine at the scene of crime; evaluation of post mortem interval t; Determining the cause of death, the mechanism of death and mode of death;  Assessment of the causal relationship between different medical factors; The autopsy procedure in proper practice; Blunt force injuries and injuries from a sharp object; Reconstruction of the injury mechanism; Bullet wounds and the data that can be obtained from their examination; Different types of  asphyxia;  The role of forensic medicine in examination of victims of sexual assault; Clinical forensic medicine opinion and examination of suspects by a forensic doctor; Significance of toxicological findings after death; The relationship between disease, injury and death.