Forensic High Yield topics

“FORENSIC HIGH YIELD TOPICS”

Autopsy & Exhumation

·         Information from “Skeleton found” or “Skeletal data”

·         Objectives of Autposy

·        Identification from “head” of a suicide Bomber.

·        Negative autopsy and its causes.

·        Specimens taken in suspected poisoning.

·        Autopsy of skeletal remains.

·        Principles of specimen collection, preservation and dispatch.

THANATOLOGY

·        Late P/M changes? How they help in finding P/M interval?

·        Cadaveric Spasm? M/L importance.

·        Immediate Signs of Death.

·        Brain Death and its M/L importance.

TRAUMATOLOGY

·        Indicators of suicidal death by Firearm.

·        Incised wound VS Lacerated Wound on the skull

·        Ricochetting Phenomenon.

·        How to measure distance of Fire.

·        Manner of death

·        The entry wound VS the exit wound.

·        How would you determine the direction of Fire?

·        Define
i) Carbonization
ii) Metalisation
iii) Magnetization

·        Indicators of traumatic suicide?

·        Cause appearance in Laceration

·        F/A entry wound from 6”.

Sexual Assaults

·        Protocol of examination?

·        Specimens collected in exam?

·        Causes of death in Criminal Abortions? In chronological order.

·        Define offense of Zina.

·        Role of doctor in Criminal Abortions?

·        Duties of doctor in Criminal Abortions?

LAW

·        Qualified privilege and 3 examples.

·        5 conditions of Modifying Consent Procedure.

·        Voluntary submission

·        Conditions that decrease criminal responsibility

·        Classify HURT

·        Civil negligence VS Criminal negligence

·        Medical negligence and its types

·        Conditions of Solid Contract

·        Legal duties of Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP)

·        Misconduct V Negligence

RTA; Burns; Trace Evidence

·        Injuries sustained by the passenger

·        Injuries sustained by the driver

·        Coup VS counter coup injury

·        A/M VS P/M burns

·        Dry VS Wet burns

·        Definition of Trace Evidence

·        Locard’s principle

·        How to collect specimen of Saliva

·        Autopsy findings in Burns

·        Joule’s burn

Asphyxia & Drowning

·        Fracture of hyoid bone

·        A/M VS P/M drowning

·        Nonspecific signs of asphyxia

·        Types of Asphyxia

·        Types of Suffocation

·        Burking Phenomenon

·        Traumatic asphyxia

·        Hanging and its types

·        A/M VS P/M hanging

·        Café coronary

·        Ligature Mark

·        Hanging VS strangulation

·        Freshwater VS salt water drowning

·        Autopsy findings in drowning

·        Diatoms and their importance 

(compiled by Qudratullah)