Syllabus - MBBS

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 33
of poisoning.
18. Basic principles of functioning of Gas Liquid Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Atomic
Absorption Spectrophotometer, Spectrophotometer, Neutron Activation Analysis, Mass spectrometry,
alcometer.
PRACTICALS IN FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY
1. Preparation of a Medico-legal report of an injured person due to mechanical violence.
2. Preservation and despatch of the exhibits in a suspected case of poisoning.
3. Estimation age of a person for medico-legal and other purposes.
4. Conduct & prepare postmortem examination report in a case of suspected poisoning and to preserve
& dispatch viscera for chemical analysis.
5. Conduct & prepare postmortem report in a case of death due to violence of any nature - road
accident, fall from height, assault, factory accident, electrocution, burns & accident due to any
other cause, fire arm injury, asphyxia, natural death & medical negligence. At least 10 postmortem
reports should have been written by the student.
6. Demonstration, interpretation and medico-legal aspects from examination of hair (human
&animal)fibre, semen & other biological fluids.
7. Demonstration & identification of a particular stain is a blood and identification of its species origin.
8. Identification ABO & RH blood groups of a person.
9. Examination & drawing opinion from examination of skeletal remains.
10. Identification & drawing medico-legal inference from various specimen of injuries e.g. contusion,
abrasion, laceration, firearm wounds, burns, head injury and fracture of a bone .
11. Identification & description of weapons of of medicolegal importance commonly used e.g. lathi,
knife, kripan, axe, gandasa, gupti, farsha, dagger, bhalla, razor & stick
12. Description of the contents and structure of bullet & cartridges used & medico-legal interpretation
drawn.
13. Estimation of age of foetus by postmortem examination.
14. Examination & preparation of report of an alleged accused in a rape/unnatural sexual offence.
15. Examination & preparation medico-legal report of a victim of sexual offence/unnatural sexual offence.
16. Examination and preparation of medico-legal report of a drunk person.
17. Demonstration of the common instrument used in analysis of poision & DNA profile – TLC,GLC,AAS.
18. Identification & drawing of medico-legal inference from common poisons e.g. Dhatura, castor,
cannabis, opium, aconite copper sulphate, pesticides compounds, marking nut, oleander, Nux vomica,
abrus seeds, snakes, capsium, calotropis, lead compounds & tobacco.
19. Examination & preparation of a medico-legal report of a person brought for medical examination in
cases pertaining to police, judicial custody or referred by court of law and violation of human rights
as requirement of NHRC.
20. Identification & drawing of medico-legal inference from histopthological slides of Myocardial
infarction pneumonitis, tuberculosis, brain infarct, liver cirrhosis, brain hemorrhage, bone fracture,