Forensic Pathology and Medicine

Catalog description

Description: Medico-legal investigation of death and injury due to natural causes, accidents and violence.Transportation injuries, homicides, suicides, blunt- or sharp-force injuries, gunshot wounds, asphyxia, drowning, and thermal and electrical injuries. Pediatric deaths; rape investigation; injury analysis; interpretive toxicology; identification by dental means; anthropologic studies for determining age, sex and race; and conducting of independent medical examinations. Demonstrations and data analysis from actual cases. Review of current guidelines for knowledge, procedures, quality control/assurance, and certification/accreditation from national standards boards and scientific/technical working groups.