ABSTRACT

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 Section I|78 pages

Medical Jurisprudence

chapter Chapter 2|11 pages

Medical Deontology

chapter Chapter 3|13 pages

Medical Practice

section Section II|146 pages

Clinical Forensic Medicine

chapter Chapter 13|15 pages

Sexual Crimes

chapter Chapter 14|7 pages

Disorders of Fecundity

chapter Chapter 15|10 pages

Medicolegal Aspects of Pregnancy

chapter Chapter 16|9 pages

Forensic Psychiatry

chapter Chapter 19|8 pages

Establishment of Healthcare Facilities