DEPARTMENT OF Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
The department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is well established in EPCMS & RC, Bengaluru. The department is spreading Forensic knowledge among Undergraduates, Postgraduates, paramedical students and police personal throughout the year. Knowledge of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is important for medical professionals as it teaches the legal implications in day-to-day medical practice. It offers necessary precautionary steps to be taken for a smooth clinical practice. The knowledge of Forensic medicine plays a vital role in establishing a successful medical practice.
The services provided in the department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology are conducting medico-legal autopsies, issuing the postmortem reports and expert opinions, certifying age, potency, drunkenness, wound, sickness, handling Sexual Offence cases (Victim / Accused) and examination of skeletal remains etc. Freezer facilities available 24 x 7. Embalming services provided on request by relatives. On spot autopsy services also provided when body cannot be shifted to mortuary. Exhumations are done at the request of Magistrate. Visiting suspicious crime scenes to collect trace evidence. Clinical/pathological autopsies done in the mortuary.
The department works in coordination with Pathology, Microbiology and Biochemistry in handling various forensic samples. Clinical forensic medicine cases are handled in collaboration with casualty, General medicine, General surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and psychiatry.
The departmental block consists of separate well-furnished chambers for staff, interns, Postgraduate students, Tutors and Senior residents. Spacious sections are provided for Museum, Research Lab, Practical Lab, Departmental library and Demonstration Hall and are well furnished. Well-equipped mortuary block situated in hospital building.
Presently 02 Forensic Medicine NMC recognised Postgraduate seats per year are available in EPCMS & RC, Bengaluru.
On an average the department conducts around 400 cases of autopsies every year. The department also conducts 50 sexual offence accused examinations, 10 weapon examinations per year. Around 1200 medicolegal cases are handled every year in EPCMS & RC, Bengaluru.
Museum:
The department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology has a well curated museum displaying vast range of gross specimens, models of pattern of injuries, human skeletal remains, firearm related exhibits. In museum it offers students a real life understanding about medico-legal cases.
Practical Lab:
The department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology has practical lab where in we are equipped with x-ray viewing devices, microscopes, and other essential instruments to enable students to have a hands-on experience in learning and analyse various radiographs, forensic histopathological specimens and skeletal remains examination.
Demo Hall:
The department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology has spacious demonstration hall with modern teaching equipment’s such as smart TV display board. It can accommodate up to 75 students in an interactive learning session.
Department library:
The department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology has a department library which is carefully curated with the vast collection of books on Forensic medicine, Toxicology, Medical jurisprudence and allied subjects with good ambience for learning.
Research lab:
The department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology has a research lab equipped with instruments related to Forensic histopathology, toxicological analysis and anthropometric analysis.
Mortuary Block:
Police Room:
The mortuary block consists of well-furnished police inquest room where in the investigating officers proceed with their case related inquest procedure in medicolegal cases.
Cold Storage Unit:
The mortuary block has 2 cold storage unit with capacity of 10 compartments supported by an uninterrupted power supply where in 10 deceased bodies can be preserved simultaneously. The services are extended for medico-legal cases and deceased in-patients.
Autopsy room:
The mortuary block has 2 Autopsy rooms with each having 2 well equipped autopsy tables, enabling to perform 4 postmortem examinations simultaneously.
Central library:
The institute has central library with vast collection of medical books and best environment for reading. It also provides digital library for the students and faculty.