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Study Course Description
Forensic Medicine
Course Code
PAK_009
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Forensic science
ECTS
1.50
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jolanta Liepiņa
Structure Unit Manager
Ilze Štrumfa
Structural Unit
Department of Pathology
Contacts
Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No. 21, pak@rsu.lv, +371 67815096
About Study Course
Objective
Aim of the study program is to introduce students with the role of forensic medicine in medical practice and crimes against human investigation, types and tasks of forensic medical examination, issues to be solved in the process of examination of living persons and corpses, applied methodology
Preliminary Knowledge
Human anatomy, histology, pathology, physics, chemistry, traumatology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students acquire basic knowledge about the consequences of various types of traumatic and toxic factors on the human body and their diagnosis, about the types of non-violent and violent death, the possibilities of their investigation; the regulatory framework binding on forensic medicine.
Skills
1.Identify and describe in the medical records various types of injuries in the forensic aspect; if necessary, to prepare a Medical Certificate of death.
Competences
1.Apply the acquired knowledge and skills in medical practice for the recognition of physical violence against people and the timely involvement of law enforcement agencies and the subsequent determination of forensic medical examination, as well as to recognize the risks of medical errors and malpractice.
Assessment
Individual work
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Learning from e-studies; solving clinical cases; it is necessary to fill in the Study Questionnaire.
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Examination
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Assessment criteria: full attendance of classes, successful completion of clinical tasks in classes (50% share); passed MCQ test in e-studies Respondus (50 questions, 1 correct answer) (50% share).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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4
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Topics
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The 1st class:
1) Introduction to specialty (objectives, methods, forensic expertise, including examinations if there is a suspicion regarding improper performance of professional duties of medical practitioners; binding regulatory enactments;
2) Forensic medical examination of living persons (indications, issues to be addressed in examinations; types of bodily injuries, their descriptions and assessment of severity; principles of preparation of expert opinion documentation).
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The 2nd class:
1) General thanatology: signs of the corpse and medical assessment of their forensics, including determination of the time of death, examination of the corpse at the scene; types of death - non-violent and violent death;
2) Forensic medical examination of deceased persons (indications, issues to be resolved in examination, principles of preparation of documentation - expert opinion and medical certificate on the cause of death).
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4
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The 3rd class:
1) Forensic traumatology (types of injuries, damage caused by various objects, mechanical and physical factors, mechanisms of their occurrence; damage and death due to chemical factors);
2) Asphyxia and its types, diagnosis and interpretation of results.
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The 4th class:
1) Forensic medical diagnostics of the effects of toxic substances on the human body;
2) Sudden death, its causes, forensic examination and diagnostics.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Mācību materiāls RSU e-studiju vietnē- 8 tematisko prezentāciju materiāls./Study material on the RSU e-studies website - material for 8 thematic presentations.
Additional Reading
1.
Ojārs Teteris. Tiesu medicīnas esence. Apgāds “Rasa ABC” SIA, 2004
2.
J. Payne-James, R. Jokes, S. B.Karch, J. Manlove. Simpsons Forensic Medicine. 13th ed, 2011
3.
D. Dolinak, E. W. Matshes, E. O. Lew. Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice. 2005
4.
Pekka Saukko, Bernard Knight. Knight's Forensic Pathology. 4th edition. Published December 15, 2015 by CRC Press.
5.
Ferrara S. D., et al. Harmonization of Medico-legal Autopsy (Protocol). ECLM update of the principles and rules relating to medico - legal autopsy procedures London, Fall/Winter 1994-1995; updated, Dubai, January 2014
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Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
7.
J. Payne-James, R. Jokes, S. B.Karch, J. Manlove. Simpsons Forensic Medicine. 13th ed, 2011
8.
D. Dolinak, E. W. Matshes, E. O. Lew. Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice. 2005
9.
Pekka Saukko, Bernard Knight. Knight's Forensic Pathology. 4th edition. Published December 15, 2015 by CRC Press.
Other Information Sources
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PubMed