Operational Guidelines in Medical Toxicology: Fatal Poisoning Cases in Forensic Practice by Mukta Rani, O.P. Murthy ISBN 9789389239591, 9389239591 instant download

Operational Guidelines in Medical Toxicology: Fatal Poisoning Cases in Forensic Practice by Mukta Rani, O.P. Murthy ISBN 9789389239591, 9389239591 instant download

Formulation of standard procedures and specific guidelines for medicolegal autopsy is the need of the hour. The task is undertaken to lay down standard guidelines for use during autopsy in the field of forensic toxicology to ensure and enhance the consistency of medicolegal postmortem reports, etc. This will develop good autopsy practice amongst medicolegal practitioners and offer impartial evidence in judicial system. These standards are being laid to establish and explain the findings at autopsy in cases where drugs or other chemicals are implicated,ranging from fatal vehicular accidents, suicides, accidental consumption and homicides where deliberate or accidental poisoning is suspected. The standard operative procedures for autopsy practice in poisoning cases discussed in the book are the cumulative result of authors’ work experience, standard textbooks of forensic medicine and toxicology, forensic toxicology, articles in various journals of international and national repute.