Forensic Medicine

<p>Clinical forensic medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>External or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assault, suicide and other forms of violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main specialties included in the multi-disciplinary branch of forensic medicine are forensic pathology, forensic psychiatry, forensic dentistry, forensic radiology, and forensic toxicology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference between clinical forensic medicine and pathological forensic medicine is that clinical forensic medicine involves the investigation of trauma to living patients, whereas pathological forensic medicine involves the examination of traumas to the deceased to find the cause of death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'clinical forensic medicine' was coined by Thomas Stuart, and it dates back to the 19th century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forensic medicine deals with cases involving individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assault, suicide, and other forms of violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main focus of forensic medicine is the examination and diagnosis of individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes, and its findings are applied to law, specifically in court cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers