TEXT BOOK OF VYAVAHARAYURVEDA AND VIDHIVAIDYAKA

CONTENTS
DEFINITION AND HISTORY OF VYAVAHĀRA AYURVEDA
1) Review
1) Ayurvedic Review
2) Modern Review
II) History
LEGAL PROCEDURES
1) Inquest
1) Definition
II) Classification
II) Courts their powers and procedures
1) Definition
II) Types of Courts
III) Punishment Provided by Law
IV) Procedures of Court
V) Record of Evidence
VI) Medical Evidence
VII) Witness
VIII) Conduct and duties of the doctor in the witness box
3 IDENTIFICATION
1) Definition
II) Types
III) Necessity
IV) Importance
V) Data for Identification
1) Race
2) Religion
3) Sex
4) Age
5) General Development
6) Congenital Features
7) Acquired Peculiarities
8) Miscellaneous Data
DEATH
Introduction
1) Definitior, of death
Chapter Name of the Chapter
Number & Contents
II) Types of death
III) Stages of Death
IV) Modes of Death
Causes of Sudden death
Signs of death
1) Immediate signs
II) Early signs
III) Late signs
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
1) Definition
II) Types of Autopsy
1) Pathological Autopsy
2) Anatomical Autopsy
3) Medico-legal Autopsy
III) Historical background
IV) Objectives of autopsy
V) Principles of autopsy
VI) Rules for autopsy
VII) Requirements for autopsy
VIII) Precaustions during autopsy
IX) Procedures of autopsy
1) External examination
2) Internal examination
X) Different tecniques of autopsy
XI) Examination of organ
1) Examination of skull and brain
2) Examination of Spine and spinal cord
3) Examination of neck and thorax
4) Examination of abdominal organs
5) Examination of Bones
XII) Laboratory procedures
XIII Techniques for collecting the samples
XIV) Preservation and dispatch of viscera
XV) Autopsy report
XVI) Exhumation
XVII) Disposal of death
ASPHYXIAL DEATHS
1) Definitions
II) Pathognomonic findings in cases of asphyxia
(VIII)
Chapter Name of the Chapter
Number & Contents
III) Biochemical changes after death.
IV) Classification of voilent asphyxia
V) Mechanical asphyxial deaths
1) Hanging
2) Strangulation
3) Suffocation
4) Drowning
DEATH FROM STARVATION, COLD AND HEAT
1) Starvation
1) Definition
2) Types
3) Causes of starvation
4) Signs and symptoms
5) Cause of death
6) Fatal period
7) Postmortem appearance
8) Medico-legal aspects
II) Heat
1) Types
2) Factors modifying heat
3) Treatment
4) Postmortem appearance
III) Cold
1) Definition
2) Signs and syrnptoms
3) Cause of death
4) Treatment
5) Postmortem appearance
INJURIES FROM BURNS, LIGHTNING AND ELECTRICITY Burns
1) Definition
II) Classification of burns
III) Factors affecting the burns
IV) Causes of death by burns
V) Fatal period
VI) Postmortem Findings
VII) Medico-legal aspects
Scald
Electrical injuries
1) Nature of current
II) Amount of current
III) Path of current
IV) Resistance offered
V) Preparedness for shock
VI) Symptoms
VII) Types of electrical injuries
VIII) Postmortem appearance
IX) Cause of death
X) Medico-legal importance
Lightning
1) Definition
II) Direct affects of lightning
III) Symptoms
IV) Causes of death
V) Postmortem findings
MECHANICAL INJURIES
1) Definition of Vrana
II) Classification of Vrana
Mechanical inuries types
1) Abrasions
II) Contusions
III) Incised wound
IV) Stab wound
V) Lacerations
Defence wounds
Self inflicted and Fabricated wounds
REGIONAL AND BOMB BLAST INJURIES
Regional injuries
1) Head injuries
2) Cerebral injuries
3) Spinal injuries
4) Facial injuries
5) Neck Injuries
6) Chest injuries
7) Abdominal injuries
Name of the Chapter
& Contents
Bomb blast injuries
1) Disruptive effect
2) Shock wave
3) Burns
4) Flying missiles
5) Falling mansonary
6) Asphyxia
7) Post-mortem examination
FIRE-ARM INJURIES
1) Introduction
II) Sub-divisions
1) Proximal (internal) ballistics
A) Firearm
B) Firing principle
C) Mechanism of discharge of projectile
D) Cartridge
E) Classification of firearms
2) Intermediate (external) ballistics
3) Terminal (wound) ballistics
A) Factors influencing firearm wounds
B) Wounds caused by firearms
C) Wounds cuased by shotgun
D) Wounds caused by rifling firearms
E) Autopsy
F) Medico-legal importance
MEDICO-LEGAL ASPECTS OF WOUNDS
1) Homicide
II) Suicidal
III) Accidental
IV) Assault
V) Hurt
VI) M.L Importance and examination of the injuries
V) Important points to be observed during examination of wounds
VI) Cause of death from wounds
VII) Wound certificate
VIII) Age of wound
& Contents IMPOTENCE, STERILITY, STERILISATION AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
1) Impotence
II) Sterlisation
III) Artificial Insemination
VIRGINITY, PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY
Virginity
1) Definition
II) Types of hymen
III) Causes of rupture of hymen
(V) Medico-legal importance
Delivery
1) Definition
II) Signs of recent delivery in living
III) Sings of recent delivery in dead
(V) Signs of remore delivery in the living
V) Signs of remote delivery in the dead
VI) Medico-legal importance of delivery
Legitimacy
1) Definition
II) Illegitimate or bastard
III) Medico-legal importance
Medico-legal aspects of marriage annulment
SEXUAL OFFENCES
1) Definition
II) Classification
1) Natural sexual offences
A) Rape
B) Incest
2) Unnatural sexual offences
A) Sodomy
B) Tribadism
C) Bestiality
D) Buccal coitus
3) Abnormal sexual perversions
INFANTICIDE
1) Dedinition
II) Motives for infanticide
III) Signs of maturity of a foetus
Name of the Chapter
& Contents
IV) Viability of the infant
V) Medico-legal aspect
ABORTION AND MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY
Abortion
1) Definition
(1) Types
III) Medico-legal importance
Medical Termination of Pregnancy
1) Indications
II) Requirements for termination of pregnancy
III) Legal aspects
IV) Medical aspects
V) Complications of M.T.P.
FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
1) Definition
II) Some common terms and its features
III) Causes of insanity
IV) Classification of mental disorders
V) Diagnosis of Mental disorders
VI) Mental health act. 1987
VII) Differences between True and Feigned insanity
VIII) Duties of medical practioner
IX) Restraint of the insane
X) Mental disorders and responsibilities
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND LAW
1) Definition
II) Formation and function of IMC
III) State Medical Council
IV) Medical ethics
V) Privileged communication
VI) Duties of a patient
VII) Privileges and rights of the patient
VIII) Types of physician-Patient relationship
IX) Professional misconduct
X) Professional negligence
XI) Various resposibilities of doctor
XII) Contributory negligence
XIII) Resipsa loquitur
Name of the Chapter
& Contents
XIV) Euthanasia
XV) Malingering
XVI) Consent
XV) Consumer Protection Act
XVI) Unrighteousness is basic cause of Disease
XVII) Sinful activities
MEANINGS OF THE CERTAIN TERMS Index