Syllabus - MBBS

30 Syllabus MBBS — AIIMS
12. Clinical features, postmortem findings and medicolegal aspects of death due to starvation and neglect.
Types of injuries, clinical features, pathophysiology, postmortem findings and medicolegal aspects
in cases of burns and scalds.
13. Definition of infanticide, foeticide and stillbirth. Signs of intrauterine death, Signs of live birth,
viability of foetus, age determination of foetus, demonstration of ossification centres, precipitate
labour, Haase’s rule, Hydrostatic test, maceration, Sudden infants death syndrome, Munchausen’s
syndrome by proxy.
2. CLINICAL FORENSIC MEDICINE
14. Establishment of identity of living persons – Definition of Corpus Delicti,Race, sex, religion,
complexion, stature, age determination using morphology, teeth-eruption,decay, bite marks, bonesossification
centres, medicolegal aspects of age. Foetal age determination, Identification of
criminals,unknown persons, dead bodies from the remains-hairs,fibers,teeth,anthropometry,
dactylography, foot prints,scars,tattoos,poroscopy and Superimposition.
15. Definition and classification of injuries, Various types of injuries. Abrasion, bruise, laceration, stab
wound, incised wound,chop wound, defence wound, self inflicted/fabricated wounds and their
medicolegal aspects.
16. Description of regional injuries to head (Scalp wounds, fracture skull, Intracranial haemorrhages,
Coup and contrecoup injuries), Neck,Chest,Abdomen,Limbs,Genital organs, Spinal cord and skeleton,
Vehicular injuries – Primary and Secondary impact, Secondary injuries, crush syndrome, railway
spine, reconstruction of scene of crime.
17. Definition of Injuries, Assult and Hurt. IPC pertaining to injuries. Accidental,Suicidal and Homicidal
Injuries. Types of Injuries – Simple ,Grievous and Dangerous. Different types of weapons, Dangerous
weapons and their examination. Antemortem and Potmortem Inuries, Medico-legal aspects of injuries.
Factors influencing, Infliction of Injuries and Healing, Different legal questions, examination and
certification of wounds, Wound as a cause of death: Primary and Secondary. Dowry death. Workman’s
Compensation Act.
18. Firearm injuries. Classification of fire-arms. Structure and components of various firearms,description
of ammunition propellant charge and mechanism of fire-arms, Various terminology in relation of
firearm – calibre, range,choking. Description of different types of cartridges and bullets.
19. Description of wound ballistic, blast injuries and their interpretation. Preservation and despath of
trace evidences in cases of firearm and blast injuries. Various test related to confirmation of use of
firearms.
20. Definition and types of sexual offences, Definition of rape. Section 376 IPC, Examination of the
victim of an alleged case of rape, Examination of the accused of an alleged case of rape, preparation
of report and framing the opinion in rape cases, preservation and despatch of trace evidences in
cases of rape. Adultery, Unnatural Sexual offences Sodomy, Examination of accused and victim,
preparation of report and framing of opinion, preservation and despath of trace evidences in cases
of sodomy, incest, lesbianism, buccal coitus, bestiality, indecent assault. Sexual perversions.
Fetichism, transvestism, voyeurism, sadism necrophagia, masochism, exhibitionism, frotteurism,
necrophillia.
21. Definitions of Impotence, Sterility, Frigidity, Sexual Dysfunction, Premature Ejaculation, Causes of