Notes on MJT (Forensic Medicine & Toxicology)

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Medical jurisprudence is a science of applying medical facts to legal problems. Forensic medicine and Toxicology are the most important areas of Medical Jurisprudence. Forensic Medicine is often considered to be a vital instrument for the detection or investigation of crime and the administration of justice, providing crucial information about the evidence found at crime scene, where the knowledge of the methodologies or clinical trials of the substances are used in the investigation of a crime where the examination is done in the laboratories about the causes or injury of the death. Toxicology derives from the Ancient Greek word 'Toxicos' which means toxic or poisonous. It is the branch of medicine that deals with the harmful effects of various chemicals on living beings or organisms.

Authors hope to cater to the needs of students and professionals in this field with concise yet updated and descriptive information encompassing all aspects related to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.

Medical Jurisprudence is the branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to the purpose of law and in the administration of justice. It is the application of the basic clinical, medical paramedical and toxicological sciences to elucidate forensic matters.

Originally the terms forensic medicine and medical jurisprudence are synonymous, and in common practice are used interchangeably in relation with the practice of medico- legal profession.

On the other hand, medical jurisprudence, or forensic science and toxicology, denotes knowledge of law in relation to the practice of medicine. It concerns with the study of the right, duties and obligations of medical practitioner with particular reference to those arising from doctor patient relationship. This is provided by the Code of Ethics of Medical Profession. Scope of Forensic Medicine.

The Scope of Forensic Medicine is quite broad and encompassing. It is the application of medical and paramedical sciences as demanded by law and administration of justice. The knowledge of the nature and extent of wounds had been acquired in surgery, abortion in gynaecology, sudden death and effect of trauma in pathology, etc., aside from having knowledge of the basic medical sciences, like anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, physics and other allied sciences.