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Forensic medicine &
toxicology SECOND YEAR B.H.M.S.
DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 1997
FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY
Time : Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Part.A
1. What is medical Juris prudence ? What is the utility of its study for a
private practitioner?
2. Short notes:
(a) Pei (b) Muzzle velocity ; (c) Privilege communication and (d)
Incest.
3. Differentia between:
(a) Hanging and strangulation.
(b) Ante mortem burns and postmortem burns.
(c) Homicidal and suicidal death.
Part B
What is the general management of a case of poisoning ? How will you preserve
the viscera and other articles for chemical analysis?
2. Short notes:
(a) Rigor mortis ; (b) Professional secrecy ; and (c) Ezhumi
3. Give signs and symptoms of starvation and give post mortem findings in a case
of death by starvation.
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