Welcome to the short course on ‘Forensic Medicine’.
Healthcare professionals who specialize in forensics serve as liaisons between law and medical science. The term “forensics” means “pertaining to law,” and forensic experts and medical professionals are integral parts of the justice system. Forensic pathologists, doctors, nurses, and technicians use medical principles and scientific procedures to analyze the physical evidence associated with criminal investigations.
A healthcare professional who works in the forensic medicine field aims to discover the cause of a person’s death, injury, or disease. She does so in the pursuit of societal justice. Healthcare professionals who specialize in forensic medicine serve extremely important roles that require a combination of precise scientific knowledge with a sincere desire to protect their communities.
What you will learn in this course:
- innovative perspectives and approaches to classic topics and problems in forensic medicine
- topics on emerging areas in forensic expert research
Topics include: Avoiding Errors and Pitfalls in Evidence Sampling for Forensic Genetics, Death Scene Investigation from the Viewpoint of Forensic Medicine Expert, Diagnostic of Drowning in Forensic Medicine, Forensic Investigation in Anaphylactic Deaths, Forensic Age Estimation in Unaccompanied Minors and Young Living Adults, Epidemiology and Diagnostic Problems of Electrical Injury in Forensic Medicine and Child Deaths
This course – based on the book ‘Forensic Medicine – From Old Problems to New Challenges’ – Edited by Duarte Nuno Vieira – comes with the courtesy of IntechOpen and is produced here under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Ideal for students and healthcare professionals pursuing forensic science as a discipline.
Disclaimer : The content in this course is educational in nature and intended solely as general health information. It is not a recommendation for treatment or medical advice. It is not a substitute for advice from a health care provider. If you as a patient are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your health care provider or an emergency room.
Course Curriculum
| CONTENTS | |||
| Avoiding Errors and Pitfalls in Evidence Sampling for Forensic Genetics | 01:30:00 | ||
| Death Scene Investigation from the Viewpoint of Forensic Medicine Expert | 00:00:00 | ||
| Diagnostic of Drowning in Forensic Medicine | 01:30:00 | ||
| Forensic Investigation in Anaphylactic Deaths | 01:30:00 | ||
| Forensic Age Estimation in Unaccompanied Minors and Young Living Adults | 00:00:00 | ||
| Epidemiology and Diagnostic Problems of Electrical Injury in Forensic Medicine | 00:00:00 | ||
| Child Deaths | 00:00:00 | ||
| Child Abuse and the External Cause of Death in Estonia | 00:00:00 | ||
| Sexual Assault in Childhood and Adolescence | 00:00:00 | ||
| Pharmacogenetics Role in Forensic Sciences | 00:00:00 | ||
| Forensic Pharmacogenetics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Forensic Microbiology | 00:00:00 | ||
| Advanced Medical Imaging | 00:00:00 | ||
| House Dust Mites, Other Domestic Mites and Forensic Medicine | 00:00:00 | ||
| Types and Subtypes of the Posterior Part of the Cerebral arterial Circle in Human Adult Cadavers | 00:00:00 | ||
