Forensic Pathology

FM2.1 Define, describe and discuss death and its types including somatic/clinical/cellular, molecular and brain-death, Cortical Death and Brainstem Death

FM2.2 Describe and discuss natural and unnatural deaths

FM2.3 Describe and discuss issues related to sudden natural deaths

FM2.4 Describe salient features of the Organ Transplantation and The Human Organ Transplant (Amendment) Act 2011 and discuss ethical issues regarding organ donation

FM2.5 Discuss moment of death, modes of death - coma, asphyxia and syncope

FM2.6 Discuss presumption of death and survivorship

FM2.7 Describe and discuss suspended animation

FM2.8 Describe and discuss postmortem changes including signs of death, cooling of body, post-mortem lividity, rigor mortis, cadaveric spasm, cold stiffening and heat stiffening

FM2.9 Describe putrefaction, mummification, adipocere and maceration

FM2.10 Discuss estimation of time since death

FM2.11 Describe and discuss autopsy procedures including post-mortem examination, different types of autopsies, aims and objectives of post-mortem examination

FM2.12 Describe the legal requirements to conduct post-mortem examination and procedures to conduct medico-legal post-mortem examination

FM2.13 Describe and discuss obscure autopsy

FM2.14 Describe and discuss examination of clothing, preservation of viscera on post-mortem examination for chemical analysis and other medico-legal purposes, post-mortem artefact

FM 2.15 Describe special protocols for conduction of medico-legal autopsies in cases of death in custody or following violation of human rights as per National Human Rights Commission Guidelines

FM2.16 Describe and discuss examination of mutilated bodies or fragments, charred bones and bundle of bones

FM2.17 Describe and discuss exhumation

FM2.18 Crime Scene Investigation:- Describe and discuss the objectives of crime scene visit, the duties & responsibilities of doctors on crime scene and the reconstruction of sequence of events after crime scene investigation

FM2.19 Investigation of anaesthetic, operative deaths: Describe and discuss special protocols for conduction of autopsy and for collection, preservation and dispatch of related material evidences

FM2.20 Mechanical asphyxia: Define, classify and describe asphyxia and medico-legal interpretation of post-mortem findings in asphyxial deaths

FM2.21 Mechanical asphyxia: Describe and discuss different types of hanging and strangulation including clinical findings, causes of death, post-mortem findings and medico-legal aspects of death due to hanging and strangulatio

FM2.22 Mechanical asphyxia: Describe and discuss patho-physiology, clinical features, postmortem findings and medico-legal aspects of traumatic asphyxia, obstruction of nose & mouth, suffocation and sexual asphyxia

FM2.23 Describe and discuss types, patho-physiology, clinical features, postmortem findings and medico-legal aspects of drowning, diatom test and, gettler test.

FM2.24 Thermal deaths: Describe the clinical features, post-mortem finding and medicolegal aspects of injuries due to physical agents like heat (heat-hyper-pyrexia, heat stroke, sun stroke, heat exhaustion/prostration, heat cramps [miner’s cramp] or cold (systemic and localized hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, immersion foot)

FM2.25 Describe types of injuries, clinical features, patho-physiology, postmortem findings and medico-legal aspects in cases of burns, scalds, lightening, electrocution and radiations

FM2.26 Describe and discuss clinical features, post-mortem findings and medico-legal aspects of death due to starvation and neglect

FM2.27 Define and discuss infanticide, foeticide and stillbirth

FM2.28 Describe and discuss signs of intrauterine death, signs of live birth, viability of foetus, age determination of foetus, DOAP session of ossification centres, Hydrostatic test, Sudden Infants Death syndrome and Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy

FM2.29 Demonstrate respect to the directions of courts, while appearing as witness for recording of evidence under oath or affirmation, examination in chief, cross examination, re-examination and court questions, recording of evidence

FM2.30 Have knowledge/awareness of latest decisions/notifications/ resolutions/circulars/standing orders related to medico-legal practice issued by Courts/Government authorities etc

FM2.31 Demonstrate ability to work in a team for conduction of medico-legal autopsies in cases of death following alleged negligence medical dowry death, death in custody or following violation of human rights as per National Human Rights Commission Guidelines on exhumation

FM2.32 Demonstrate ability to exchange information by verbal, or nonverbal communication to the peers, family members, law enforcing agency and judiciary

FM2.33 Demonstrate ability to use local resources whenever required like in mass disaster situations

FM2.34 Demonstrate professionalism while conducting autopsy in medicolegal situations, interpretation of findings and making inference/opinion, collection preservation and dispatch of biological or trace evidences