Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine - An Indian Perspective

This book on "Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine" addresses the evolving nature of law and medicine. Aims to fulfill 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.

List of contents

Section I: MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE
1. Introduction to Forensic Medicine
2. Medical Deontology
3. Medical Practice
4. Legal Procedure in India
5. Patient, Physician, and the Law
6. Documentation, Certification and Record-Keeping
7. Gifts to The Physician
8. Physician and The Will
Section II: CLINICAL FORENSIC MEDICINE
9. Establishing Identity of Individual
10. Medicolegal Aspects of Mechanical Wounds
11. Crimes Involving the Elderly
12. Crimes Involving Infants and Children
13. Sexual Crimes
14. Disorders of Fecundity
15. Medico-Legal Aspects of Pregnancy
16. Forensic Psychiatry
17. Violation of Human Rights and Torture Medicine
18. Violence Against Healthcare Professionals
19. Establishment of Healthcare Facilities
20. Basics of Healthcare Facilities Management
21. Medicolegal Management of Poisoning, Toxicity and Drug-Overdose

About the author

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.

Summary

This book on "Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine" addresses the evolving nature of law and medicine. Aims to fulfill 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.

Product details

• Authors: Ambika Prasad (Jipmer Patra
• Assisted by: Ambika Prasad Patra (Editor), Kusa Kumar Shaha (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.2023
• EAN: 9780367688073
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68807-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; MEDICAL / Pathology, Pathology, MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, LAW / Jurisprudence, India, Jurisprudence & general issues, Forensic Medicine, Medical & healthcare law, Medical and healthcare law, Jurisprudence and general issues