Can DMC look into PNDT cases?
DMC/DC/F.14/Comp.736/2010/ 4th August, 2010, DMC wrote to Directorate of Family Welfare that since the complaint pertains to allegation of violation of PNDT Act, theMore »

Contributory medical Negligence
A pregnant woman delivered a child with spina bifida however she failed to attend regularly advised dates for antenatal ultrasounds that would have identified this problem. The patient was found to be 100% at fault.More »

Forensic anatomy and importance of larynx in postmortem examination
The larynx consists of a large ‘V’–shaped thyroid cartilage. Below the smaller cricoid cartilage, at the upper margin of the posterior wing of the thyroid on each side, are the superior horns or ‘cornuae’, which are connected by the thyrohyoid membrane to the greater horns of the hyoid bone, which lies immediately above.More »

Infliction of an injury on human body may precipitate a myocardial infarct
• The emotional upset produced due to injury, or even the threat of fear of an injury can cause death due to transient hypertension or tachycardia that may precipitate arrhythmia, cerebral or sub-arachnoids bleeding resulting into deathMore »

Drowning submersion is followed by struggle and subsides with exhaustion
The survival rate from potentially fatal salt water submersion is about 80% whereas in fresh water it is less than 50%.More »

Post mortem discoloration does not have the same connotation as cyanosis produced during life
A gravitational pooling of blood in the veins and capillary beds of the dependent parts of the body occurs as the body remains lying in a position and cessation of the circulation after death. Postmortem coloration helps the doctor to estimate the time since death.More »

Embalming
Embalming is the process of chemically treating a dead body, developed by the ancient Egyptians, to preserve a person’s body after death.More »

Phenol poisoning is known as carbolism
Dettol is a chlorinated phenol and it is nontoxic to adults even in higher concentrations; some fatalities have occurred in children.More »

How is the age of a scar determined by doctor?
A scar is produced from the healing of wound made of fibrous tissue covered by epithelium without hair follicles, pigment.More »

Is it necessary for treating hospital to disclose all the information to patient?
The patient has a legitimate right to determine what medical/surgical, diagnostic or therapeutic intervention has to be done with his/her own body and the doctor has to obtain a valid consent after giving full information of medical procedure to be done to the patient. WhenMore »

Gratuitously advices shall not be considered liable when the actions are within the established medi
Any doctor who is qualified by medical council and renders emergency care or treatment to a person suffering or appearing to suffer from cardiac arrest, which may include the use of an automated external defibrillator, in good faith and without compensation, shall be immune from civil liability for any personal injury as More »

Alcohol and Isopropanol poisoning
The effect of ethanol depends on how much alcohol a person regularly drinks. Someone who does not usually drink much alcohol may be badly affected by an amount that would have very little effect on a person who regularly drinks large amounts.More »

Most notorious and famous murder case in British history
• Dr. Hawley Crippen was hanged in London in one of the most notorious and famous murder cases in British history for murdering his wife Cora Crippen in 1910 on the basis of forensic evidence. More »

Issuance of death Certificate by Doctor
Coma is a clinical symptom and not a cause of death The certificate of death is always issued by doctor as an honor/respect to the deceased person without any feeMore »

Reasons for false negative chemical analysis report of viscera
If the doctor conducting the autopsy has formed a conclusive opinion that the death is due to poisoning based on clinical evidence and after excluding other causes, he has all the authority to inform the investigating officer and mention his conclusive opinion in the postmortem report evenMore »

A Criminal Investigative model of FBI for lust murders
On the basis of various literature and experience of two decades, I endorse/feel that the dead bodies do tell tales as to ‘how he/she has been killed/died”; what is required is a meticulous autopsy surgeon to hear/understand its language.More »

Giving birth is one of the most precious and exciting experiences of doctor
JAMA states that 7,000 medication errors are made every year when a baby is injured because More »

The forensic analyst/doctor has a legal responsibility to retain untested biological specimen in leg
• When crimes like injury, sexual offences, and murder are reported to a police station, the investigating officers are assigned to examine and investigate the case and collect the related evidences. The observation of scenes of crime, collection of human body fluids, weapons of the offence and medical examination of victim, accused, or both are required in any investigation of crime against human body.More »

Immediate first aid may stop serious poisoning and may save life
In cases of poisoning, if breathing and the heart stop, the person will die within a few minutes unless first aid is given at once. Here is an action list. Each step is explained in more detail below the list. Start with the first step and follow each step in the order given. Act as quickly as you can, but stay calm.More »

Left ventricular hypertrophy is the second leading cause of sudden cardiac death in the adult in aut
• The longstanding raised high blood pressure causes secondary damage to the wall of the main pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle. Hypertrophy is associated with cardiac arrhythmias. • The mechanism of death in a majority of patients dying of sudden cardiac death is ventricular More »

How can a doctor assess the severity of stab wounds by external examination?
The severity is based exclusively on the location and depth of penetration seen in autopsy. More »

The more vascular area and the healthier the person, the more rapid will be the healing of bruise
• A bruise or contusion heals by destruction and removal of the extravasated blood. • The more vascular the area, the smaller the contusion, and the healthier the individual, the more rapid will be the More »

Crescent abrasions due to fingernails are found in the neck in throttling cases
• Abrasion is one of the most superficial injuries and it means the destruction of the superficial More »

The majority of fatal stab wounds are on the chest
Death due to sharp force violence is the most common More »

Police/magistrate is empowered by law in India to order a designated doctor to perform a Forensic au
• A medicolegal autopsy means an examination of the body after death, which is conducted in cases where the circumstances of the death suggest that the death was caused by homicide, suicide More »

What is hide and die syndrome?
• There is a peculiar aspect to some cases of hypothermic deaths in that it is associated with the More »

How should a saliva sample of saliva be collected in a medico legal case?
A sample of saliva is required to be collected and preserved in the cases of oral sex, rape/acquaintance More »

Sudden and unexpected death presents a challenge in legal autopsy
Sudden and unexpected death presents a challenge in legal autopsy • In cases of sudden death after pneumothorax, intravenous infusions, childbirth, operations, or sharp More »

Traumatic events are extraordinary, not because they occur rarely, but rather because they
Traumatic events are extraordinary, not because they occur rarely, but rather because they overwhelm the ordinary human adaptations to life. Judith Herman, MD, Trauma and Recovery Trauma triad of death is a term in medicine describing the combination of hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy of blood.More »

Forensic opinion in Close and contact wounds of fire arms missile
Forensic opinion in Close and contact wounds of fire arms missile When a firearm is discharged very close to or in contact with the skin surface, the gasesMore »

No Narco test without valid informed consent, rules Supreme Court of India
The most exhausting/frustrating and laborious part of a criminal investigation for agencies like CBI More »

Medicolegal Update
Forensic opinion in Close and contact wounds of fire arms missileMore »

Medicolegal Update
Forensic opinion in Close and contact wounds of fire arms missileMore »

Cadaver transplantation - Medicolegal aspects and role of NGOs
Though the transplantation of human organs from donor to recipient is governed by an Act passed by parliament. The Act encourages the donor transplantation into the body of recipient who are near relative. Practically the power of giving consent for removal of organs for therapeutic purposes vests with the person who is lawful claimant of dead body. But in medico legal cadaver (whether identified or otherwise) there is no attempt for the removal of organs from cadaver on account of no interest oMore »

Off-Label Promotion Analyzed, Fixes Involve Docs
Healthcare professionals are the best defense against illegal off-label marketing of drugs, researchers found.More »

'Living Will' Effects Vary With Local Norms
In parts of the country where medical treatment for terminal patients tends toward the aggressive side, advance care directives appeared to reduce end-of-life treatment costs modestly but significantly, researchers said. More »