At the end of this course, students:
have basic skills in thanatology,
should be oriented in the problems of the origin of a lot of kinds of injuries and sudden death,
have basic skills in forensic toxicology, genetics and serology including their using in practice,
should be oriented in medical and criminal law in medicine,
should be able to examinate dead person
Syllabus
During lessons there will be presented:
the theoretical basis of forensic thanatology including changes after death
Sudden and unexpected death
Blunt injuries including proglems of traffic accidents
Knife wounds
Fireamrs injuries
Forensic toxicology, genetics and serology
Injury due to heat, cold and electricity
Suffocation
During the lectures there will be presented up-to-date informations in forensic medicine
Literature
required literature
Soudní lékařství. Edited by František Vorel. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1999. 600 s. ISBN 80-7169-728-1. info
HIRT, Miroslav. Střelná poranění v soudním lékařství (T). In Masarykova Univerzita. Brno, 1996. ISBN 80-210-1293-5. info
HIRT, Miroslav, Dalibor STRATIL, Tomáš PEXA and M. PEŠTÁLOVÁ. Forensic Medicine. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1999. 76 pp. ISBN 80-210-2094-6. info
recommended literature
TESAŘ, Jaromír. Soudní lékařství. 2. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Avicenum, 1976. 659 s. : o. info
The seminars contens the discussion to various topics and demonstration of practical cases. Lectures are involved in new information in the forensic discipline.
Assessment methods
The final examination consists of written test.
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