Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine An Indian Perspective

by Ambika Prasad Patra (Editor), Kusa Kumar Shaha (Editor)

This book on Medical Jurisprudence & Clinical Forensic Medicine addresses the evolving nature of law and medicine. It updates the medicolegal (ML) systems and discusses the concerns related to digitalization of courts, serving a subpoena through social media, ethical/ML issues in nanomedicine, telemedicine and online prescription practices, toxicology and mass disaster. It fulfils the increased demands of students, forensic medicine specialists, clinicians and lawyers to get authentic medicolegal information in situations of ethical dilemma or during ML urgencies. It features case-based discussions on ML and deontological issues supported by the latest legal/statutory information.

Key Features:
• Discusses the clinical and applied aspects of forensic medicine through illustrative case scenarios and reports.
• Addresses the needs of clinicians and forensic medicine specialists in writing medico-legal reports for specific cases.
• Provides evidence-based solutions to medicolegal and ethical dilemma faced during routine practice.