Forensic Medicine

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Topic

Forensic medicine is a branch of medicine applied for the purposes of justice. For the achievement of these purposes in practice forensic medicine uses the knowledge comprised in various theoretical and clinical parts of medicine. Therefore, forensic medicine is a very complex science, which has different specialties, e.g. serology, toxicology, traumatology, genetics, etc.

Lectures

• 1. Introduction. History of Forensic Medicine - Simon Gábor
• 2. Legal systems - Simon Gábor
• 3. Rules of Autopsy. - Simon Gábor
• 4. Post-mortem (Crime scene) investigation - Simon Gábor
• 5. Helthcare law. - Simon Gábor
• 6. Medical Malpractice - Simon Gábor
• 7. Asphyxia - Tóth Dénes
• 8. Asphyxia - Tóth Dénes
• 9. Firearm Injuries - Simon Gábor
• 10. Firearm Injuries - Simon Gábor
• 11. Identification - Tóth Dénes
• 12. Identification - Tóth Dénes
• 13. Forensic DNA examinations - Poór Viktor Soma
• 14. Forensic DNA Examinations - Poór Viktor Soma
• 15. Forensic Toxicology - Mayer Mátyás
• 16. Forensic Toxicology - Mayer Mátyás
• 17. Sexual offences - Simon Gábor
• 18. Sexual offences - Simon Gábor
• 19. Workplace diseases. Compensation - Kozma Zsolt (Igazságügy)
• 20. Workplace diseases - Kozma Zsolt (Igazságügy)
• 21. Traffic Accidents - Tóth Dénes
• 22. Traffic accidents - Tóth Dénes
• 23. Abortion - Simon Gábor
• 24. Infanticide - Simon Gábor
• 25. Illegal drugs - Simon Gábor
• 26. Illegal drugs - Simon Gábor
• 27. Clinical Forensic Medicine - Simon Gábor
• 28. Clinical Forensic Medicine - Simon Gábor

Practices

• 1. Changes after death
• 2. Changes after death
• 3. Autopsy case demonstration
• 4. Autopsy case demonstration
• 5. Vital signs and reactions
• 6. Vital signs and reactions
• 7. Wounds and injuries
• 8. Wounds and injuries
• 9. Head and spinal injuries I
• 10. Head and spinal injuries II
• 11. Burns
• 12. Electrocution
• 13. Serology, paternity tests
• 14. Serology, paternity tests
• 15. Alcohol (introduction)
• 16. Alcohol (introduction)
• 17. Toxicology (introduction)
• 18. Toxicology (introduction)
• 19. Identification, skeletal remains
• 20. Identification, skeletal remains
• 21. Organ Transplantation
• 22. Forensic Histology
• 23. Autopsy case demonstration (changes after death, post-mortem examination)
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  24. Autopsy case demonstration (changes after death, post-mortem examination)

  25. Autopsy case demonstration (changes after death, post-mortem examination)
• 26. Autopsy case demonstration (changes after death, post-mortem examination)
• 27. Autopsy case demonstration
• 28. Autopsy case demonstration

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

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Literature developed by the Department

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Notes

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Recommended literature

P. Sótonyi (ed.): Lecture Notes of Forensic Medicine, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest

B. Knight (ed.: E. Arnold): Simpson?s Forensic Medicine, 10th edition

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Colloquium

Absences accepted according to the exam rules.

Mid-term exams

Obligatory injury description exam in the semester.

Forensic Medicine exam in the 13rd week. Best 20 % receives a grade 5 (excellent), the best student receives an award.

Making up for missed classes

Individual agreement

Exam topics/questions

A/1. Patients and physicians rights

A/2. Medical negligence and malpractice

A/3. Common law. Continental law. Criminal and Civil Law

A/4. Post-mortem examination, Exhumation

A/5. Rules of autopsy. Autopsy Report

A/6. Sexual deviations. Sexual crimes (excluding rape)

A/7. Illegal drugs: depressants

A/8. Illegal drugs: stimulants, hallucinogenics

A/9. Adverse effects and overdose: Benzodiazepine, barbiturate, paracetamol. Detection methods.

A/10. Ethylene glycol, methanol intoxication. Paraquat, DDT

A/11. Carbon-Monoxide intoxication. Cyanide

A/12. Drunkenness. Absorption and elimination of ethanol. Pathologic drunkenness

A/13. Organ transplantation: Law and ethics

A/14. DNA Fingerprinting

A/15. Vital signs and reactions

A/16. Legal aspects of mental disorders. Criminal responsibility. Wills and testimentary capacity

A/17. Forensic Histopathology

B/1. Sudden natural death in adult. SIDS

B/2. Post-mortem changes of the body

B/3. Hypothermia, electrocution

B/4. Injuries caused by blunt force

B/5. Injuries caused by sharp force

B/6. Firearm injuries

B/7. Motor vehicle accidents

B/8. Asphyxial death: suffocation, choking, traumatic asphyxia

B/9. Fatal pressure of the neck

B/10. Immersion Death

B/11. Rape and unlawful sexual intercourse

B/12. Abortion

B/13. Battered child, infanticide

B/14. Identification: general aspects. Methods of identification

B/15. Identification of skeletal remains

B/16. Head injuries

B/17. Chest and abdominal injuries

B/18. Burns

Apart from, the question's above, a death certificate has to be filled out during the exam.

Examiners

• Könczöl Franciska
• Kozma Zsolt (Igazságügy)
• Simon Gábor
• Tóth Dénes

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Fejes Vivien
• Kozma Zsolt (Igazságügy)
• Kuzma Mónika
• Mayer Mátyás
• Mrekváné Burián Zsófia Valéria
• Pauka Dénes
• Poór Viktor Soma
• Simon Gábor
• Tóth Dénes