{"id":5244,"date":"2023-02-05T06:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T06:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igmcri.edu.in\/new_wp\/?page_id=5244"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:29:10","slug":"forensic-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igmcri.edu.in\/new_wp\/departments-2\/forensic-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensic Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5244\" class=\"elementor elementor-5244\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df162d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"df162d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f75590c\" data-id=\"f75590c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34972c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34972c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09e90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a09e90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The department of FORENSIC MEDICINE is situated at the Fourth Floor of the College Building. There are three faculty rooms (one each for Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor), one room for the Tutors of size 15 sq. mt., and two demonstration rooms measuring 16 sq. mt. in size with a capacity for 80 students each, a library-cum-seminar room with accommodation of 30 sq. mt. area, containing several books and journals of Forensic Medicine. The department has a laboratory of 200 Sq. mt. area for examination of specimens, tests, Forensic histopathology, Serology, Anthropology and Toxicology and one preparation room. The main attraction of this department is its museum of size 175 sq.mt. area which houses 90 different types of weapons including prototype firearms displayed on a wooden board with glass front door, 152 different poisons arranged system-wise, 37 laminated wall hanging charts, skeletons and bones of different ages, 144 photographs, 41 models displayed on specially arranged tables, 28 mounted specimens, with 17 number of different catalogues.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The new Autopsy Block of size approx. 400 Sq. mt. area is under construction which is expected to be ready by the next year) is adjacent to the hospital on the eastern side. It will be a landmark for the college and the Union Territory of Puducherry. It will have facilities for two cold storage (six body cooling chamber each), for cadavers, ante-rooms, washing facilities, one demonstration room with an accommodation capacity of 50 students, with state of the art audio-visual aids, a waiting hall with attached toilet, office etc. The autopsy block will have two autopsy tables with video camera link to the demonstration room for students to observe post-mortem at one time. The autopsy block will have an open lawn and a landscape garden.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cde53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3cde53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives\/ Goals\/ Mission\/ Vision of the Department:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367405f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367405f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY<\/p><p>(As per the MCI Recommendations in Gazette of India, May 17, 1997):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7dbe1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"a7dbe1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ac203\" data-id=\"d0ac203\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b15260b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"b15260b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5e8d22\" data-id=\"f5e8d22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff20825 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"ff20825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2671\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Goal<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2672\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2672\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Knowledge<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2673\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Skill<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Goal<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2671\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Forensic Medicine is to produce a physician who is well informed. He \/she should also be capable of making observations and informing conclusion by logical deductions, to set enquires on the right track in criminal matters and connected medico legal problems. He \/she should acquire knowledge of law in relation to medical practice, medical negligence, and respect for codes of medical ethics.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2672\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Knowledge<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2672\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2672\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>At the end of the course, the student should be able to:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Identify the basic medico legal aspects of hospital and general practice.<\/li><li>Define the medico legal responsibilities of a general physician while tendering community service either in a rural primary health centre or an urban health centre.<\/li><li>Appreciate the physician\u2019s responsibilities in criminal matters and respect for the codes of medical ethics.<\/li><li>Diagnose, manage, and also identify the legal aspects of common acute and chronic poisonings.<\/li><li>Describe the medico legal aspects and findings of post mortem examination in case of death due to common unnatural conditions and poisonings.<\/li><li>Detect occupational and environmental poisoning, devise measures of prevention of common poisoning, and deal with legal aspects, particularly pertaining to Workmen\u2019s Compensation Act.<\/li><li>Describe the general principles of analytical toxicology.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Skill<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2673\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">At the end of the course the student should be able to:<\/span><\/div><ol><li><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Make observations and logical inferences in order to initiate enquiries in criminal matters and medico legal problems.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Diagnose and treat common emergencies in poisoning and manage chronic toxicity.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Make observations and interpret findings at post mortem examination.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Observe the principles of medical ethics in the practice of his profession.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24634c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"24634c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec1f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ec1f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integration Mission and Vision Of the Deparment:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2affbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2affbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology shall provide an integral approach towards allied disciplines like Pathology, Radiology, Forensic Sciences, Hospital Administration, etc. to impart training regarding medico legal responsibilities of physician at all levels of health care. Integration with relevant disciplines will provide scientific basis of clinical toxicology, e.g. medicine, pharmacology, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992c34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"992c34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission and Vision Of the Deparment:\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88145c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88145c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To provide the following medico-legal services in the Union Territory of Pondicherry:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Perform Autopsies on Medicolegal Cases sent for Post Mortem Examination by the Investigating PoliceOfficers and the Executive Magistrates.<\/li><li>Medicolegal Examination and reporting of an injured person.<\/li><li>Medicolegal Examinations and reporting of victims of sexual\/physical offences.<\/li><li>Medicolegal Examinations and reporting of alleged accused in a case of rape.<\/li><li>Medicolegal Examination and reporting of drunkenness.<\/li><li>Medicolegal determination of age from physical, dental and radiological examination.<\/li><li>Medicolegal Foetal age determination.<\/li><li>Medicolegal analysis of crime scenes.<\/li><li>Toxicological analysis.<\/li><li>Medicolegal Examination of skeletal remains etc.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a346b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a346b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Departmental Highlights:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6cb41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6cb41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future Plans:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5550a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5550a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li class=\"rteleft\"><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">The department plans to have Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programmes by inviting experts in the field of Forensic Medicine.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"rteleft\"><div class=\"rteleft\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">The department also plans to run a teaching programme for casualty medical officers and medical officers posted in different parts of Puducherry regarding medico legal work.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0782223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0782223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117bbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117bbd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Forensic Medicine Department<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">IGMC&amp;RI,<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vazhudavur Road,<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kathirkamam,<\/p><p>Pondicherry-605009<\/p><p>Phone No.: +91-413-2277575<\/p><p>(Extension &#8211; 3055)<\/p><p>Fax No.: +91-413-2277289<\/p><p>Email ID: forensicigmcpondy@gmail.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The department of FORENSIC MEDICINE is situated at the Fourth Floor of the College Building. 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