Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine An Indian Perspective

This book on Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine addresses the evolving nature of law and medicine. It updates the medicolegal (ML) systems and discusses the concerns related to digitalization of courts, serving a subpoena through social media, ethical/ML issues in nanomedicine, telemedicine and online prescription practices, toxicology and mass disaster. It fulfils the increased demands of students, forensic medicine specialists, clinicians and lawyers to get authentic medicolegal information in situations of ethical dilemma or during ML urgencies. It features case-based discussions on ML and deontological issues supported by the latest legal/statutory information. Key Features:• Discusses the clinical and applied aspects of forensic medicine through illustrative case scenarios and reports.• Addresses the needs of clinicians and forensic medicine specialists in writing medico-legal reports for specific cases.• Provides evidence-based solutions to medicolegal and ethical dilemma faced during routine practice.

Section I: MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE 1. Introduction to Forensic Medicine Ambika Prasad Patra, Kusa Kumar Shaha, Neithiya T. 2. Medical Deontology Ambika Prasad Patra 3. Medical PracticeAmbika Prasad Patra 4. Legal Procedure in IndiaAmbika Prasad Patra, Senthil Kumaran M., Bedanta Sarma 5. Patient, Physician, and the LawAmbika Prasad Patra, Bibhuti Bhusana Panda, Neithiya T. 6. Documentation, Certification and Record-Keeping Ambika Prasad Patra, Arthy A., Rajesh D.R. 7. Gifts to The PhysicianAmbika Prasad Patra, Bibhuti Bhusana Panda 8. Physician and The Will Ambika Prasad Patra, Bibhuti Bhusana Panda, Praveen Kumar Pradhan Section II: CLINICAL FORENSIC MEDICINE 9. Establishing Identity of IndividualAmbika Prasad Patra, Arthy A., Rajesh D.R., Neithiya T. 10. Medicolegal Aspects of Mechanical Wounds Ambika Prasad Patra, Sunil Subramanyam, Joshima Janardhanan 11. Crimes Involving the ElderlyAmbika Prasad Patra, Senthil Kumaran M. 12. Crimes Involving Infants and ChildrenAmbika Prasad Patra, Vinod Ashok Chaudhari, Neithiya T. 13. Sexual CrimesAmbika Prasad Patra, Vinod Ashok Chaudhari, Neithiya T. 14. Disorders of FecundityAmbika Prasad Patra, Kumaran M. 15. Medico-Legal Aspects of PregnancyAmbika Prasad Patra, Kumaran M. 16. Forensic PsychiatryAmbika Prasad Patra, Neithiya T., Vijayanath V. 17. Violation of Human Rights and Torture MedicineAmbika Prasad Patra, Murugesa Bharathi O., Neithiya T. 18. Violence Against Healthcare ProfessionalsAmbika Prasad Patra, Senthil Kumaran M., Shweta H Patel 19. Establishment of Healthcare FacilitiesAmbika Prasad Patra 20. Basics of Healthcare Facilities Management Ambika Prasad Patra, Neithiya T. 21. Medicolegal Management of Poisoning, Toxicity and Drug-OverdoseAmbika Prasad Patra, Chaitanya Mittal, Neithiya T.

Professor Ambika P. Patra is currently in the Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology at JIPMER, Pondicherry. Professor Kusa Kumar Shaha is currently Dean and the former Head & Medical Faculty of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology at JIPMER, Pondicherry.