Forensic Medicine

Forensic Medicine is the branch of Forensic Science that deals with the connection of medicine knowledge and legal facets. Types of cases encompass in medico-legal is death, paternity, rape, murder, etc. Thousands of years ago the first presentation in 1598 by an Italian Fortunato’s Fidelis. The main work of Forensic Medicine is Autopsy, to uncover the Cause of Death. Some cases which have the major factor designation are in plain crash, landslide, earthquake, etc. The field which serving operate with the Investigator as the benefit in legal proceedings is Pathologist. Is has also worried about the legal, ethical issues, with that human rights and rights of incivility.

The application of medical knowledge to establish facts in civil or criminal legal cases, such as an investigation into the cause and time of a suspicious death. Forensic pathology is another term for it. It deals with the examination and analysis of different organs of body to identify the cause of death.

The application of medical knowledge to establish facts in civil or criminal legal cases, such as an investigation into the cause and time of a suspicious death. Forensic pathology is another term for it. It deals with the examination and analysis of different organs of body to identify the cause of death.

All these pictures depicts different positions of brain. During post mortem the skull is opened to see the condition of the brain. Then the brain is examined and analysed to detect the cause of death may it be some cerebral poisons, or cerebral stroke.

All these pictures depict the heart and lungs of victim during post mortem. It is important to examine and analyse lungs for Aphyxiants, the volatile poisons which gets deposited in the lungs and can be examined by collecting the poisons from the mucous layer. Heart is also examined for the detection of cardiac poisons, induced heart attacks, etc.

All the decomposed body parts are carefully examined and analysed for the detection of death of the individual. Each body parts can tell us about the death of the individual and can tell about the story of how the individual died.

Fats are also examined as for the detection of toxins if present in the body. During post mortem all the organs of the body are taken out and the body is stitched and returned back to the relatives of the individual. Then all the organs are properly preserved, packed and send to the forensic science laboratories for further examination.