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Rashtrasant Janardhan Swami
Smt. Sakhubai Narayanrao Katkade medical college & Research Centre Kokamthan, Tal- Kopargaon, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra -423601.

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Department of Forensic medicine & Toxicology

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Goals :


• The department strives to establish itself as a standard of excellence in Medico-legal services.
• Aim to nurture future educators, trainers, researchers, and leaders in the field of forensic medicine.
• Train physicians to be well-versed in medico-legal responsibilities and develop skilled experts in forensic medicine.




Objective :


At the end of course, the student shall be able to

• Recognize and address medico-legal issues arising in hospital and general practice, and work towards resolving them effectively.
• Fulfil the medico-legal responsibilities of a general physician in criminal cases, community service, and clinical medico-legal cases.
• Diagnose and manage common poisoning cases while understanding their legal implications.
• Conduct and document post-mortem examinations, noting medico-legal aspects, findings, and drawing logical conclusions, while collecting, preserving, and dispatching trace evidence.
• Analyze and interpret histopathological, radiological, chemical, DNA, and other reports for medico-legal purposes.
• Provide expert testimony and depose evidence in courts of law as an expert witness.
• Uphold and communicate the principles of medical ethics in relation to patients, the medical profession, and adherence to the code of medical ethics.


Instrument & Equipment :


S.No. NAME OF THE ITEMS No. Required
(A) Teaching
1Multimedia Projector, CPU & Projection Screen2
2Television, DVD Player1
3Digital SLR Camera With Accessories1
4Microscope Student Type20
5X-Ray View Box Two In One6
6Stop Watch4
7Anthropometric Set including2
8Digital pH Meter1
9Digital Spectrophotometer1
10Chemical Balance1
11Distillation Plant1
12Refrigerator2
13Centrifuge1
14Slide Warming Table2
15Hot Plate2
16Glass Cutting Pencil2
17Spectroscopic Lens With Adjustable Slit2
18Dissection Set Complete2
19Digital BP Instrument2
20Stethoscope2
21Charts and Models30 each
(B) Research
22Binocular Research Type With Attachment For Camera1
23Deep Freezer For Keeping Tissue1
24Automatic Tissue Processing Machine1
25Microtome With Knife1
26Paraffin Bath Embedding1
27Water Bath For Tissue Floatation1
28L Modes1
29Block Holder1
30Abrasive Powder1
31Thin Layer Chromatograph1
32Gas Chromatograph1
33Ultra Violet Spectroscope1
34Infra Red Spectroscope1
35Mass Spectrometer1
36Cold Storage For Dead Bodies8
37Weighing Machine For Dead Bodies1
38Autopsy Tables4
39Stryker Type Autopsy Saw With Accessories4
40Weighing Machine For Organs3
41Weighing Machine For Fetus2
42Dissection Set Complete4
43Brain Knife6
44Hack Saw3
45Rib Shear Left & Right2 Each
46Measuring Tape (Steel Tape Roll)4
47Magnifying Lens4
48X-Ray View Box (4 In 1)3
49Tooth Extractor Left & Right2
50Hand Set Heat Sealer1
51Instrument TrolleyAs required (3 minimum)
52Stretchers for shifting dead bodiesAs required (Minimum 3)
53Rectal Thermometer4
54Portable X-ray Machine (can be shared with Radiology Department)1
Additional Equipment For Medico Legal Work For Each 500 Medico Legal Post Mortems Beyond 500 Annually
55Cold Storage For Dead Bodies2
56Autopsy Tables2
57Stryker Type Autopsy Saw With Accessories1
58Weighing Machine For Organs1
59Weighing Machine For Fetus1
60Dissection Set Complete1
61Brain Knife2
62Hack Saw2
63Rib Shear Left & Right1 Each
64Measuring Tape (Steel Roll)2
65Magnifying Lens2
66X-Ray View Box1
Consumables for Medico Legal Work
68Disposable Cap-Mask-Gown, Gloves Etc.As required
69Cotton Rolls, Suture Materials Etc.As required
70Formalin, Rectified Spirit, Lugol’s IodineAs required
71Swabs, Preservative Bulbs etc.As required
72Viscera Bottles etc.As required
73Syringe (5, 10, 50 ml)As required
74Preservative SaltsAs required
75Packing and Sealing materialsAs required
For Sexual Assault Examination
76Victim examination table (Gynecological Examination table with leg stirrups)1
77ScreenAs required
78OT light Shadowless adjustable1
79Hymenoscope2
80Colposcope2
81Sims Speculum4
82Cuscos Speculum2
83Sponge holding forceps4
84Toothed forceps4
85Ovum forceps2
86Proctoscope4
87Torch1
Mandatory for colleges where sexual assault examination is done in FMT Department
88Desktop Computer3
89Laptop1
90Printer with Scanner2 each
91Photocopier machine1

Library :


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9780367222192KARALLIEDDEADVERSE DRUG INTERACTION A HANDBOOK FOR PRESCRIBES 2/ED (*)CRC PRESS
9789383420544KARMAKARFORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY: THEORY, ORAL & PRACTICAL, 5/ED.(*)ACADEMIC PUB
9781138706774BADERFORENSIC NURSING : A CONCISE MANUAL (*)CRC PRESS
9781032134239KUBICFORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY MANUAL AND WORKBOOK, 3/EDCRC PRESS
9789391211240KHANNA,MODIMODI A TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE AND TOXICOLOGY, 27ED (*) PBLEXISNEXIS
9789354662744SUBRAHMANYAMPARIKH’S TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE, FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY, FOR CLASSROOMS AND COURTROOMS 9/EDCBS
9788123928340THANGARAJPRACTICAL FORENSIC MEDICINECBS
9789356969629GAUTAM BISWASFORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 6TH/EDJPB
9789354653216REDDYTHE ESSENTIAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY, 35/EDJPB
9781032134482ADAMSUTILIZING FORENSIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS: DEATH INVESTIGATION RESOURCES, STRATEGIES, AND DISCONNECTSCRC PRESS
9789380316970SREENIVASATLAS OF FORENSIC MEDICINE A COLLECTION OF 2000 PHOTOGRAPH AND TEXTAPH
9780198842057EASTMANOXFORD CASEBOOK OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRYOXFORD
9780198825586EASTMANFORENSIC PSYCHIATRY 2/EDOXFORD
9781588901866WEINSTEINBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERRORISM: A GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS: 1/ETHIEME
9781032520605MICHAEL J.,DERELANKOTHE TOXICOLOGIST'S POCKET HANDBOOK, 3/EDCRC PRESS
9788131269657 BOWERS, MICHAEL FORENSIC DENTAL EVIDENCE AN INVESTIGATOR'S HANDBOOK 2/ED ELSEVIER
9788131269633 HOUCK, MAX FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY 1/ED ELSEVIER
9788131269602 DAVID THOMAS FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE 1/ED ELSEVIER
9788181915603 V V PILLAY TEXTBOOK OF FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY, 20/ED PARAS
9788131267752 CHAND ESSENTIALS OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY 2/ED (SET) ELSEVIER
9789388178877 SUBRAHMANYAM B.V. FORENSIC MEDICINE TOXICOLOGY AND MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE 2ED (PB 2019) CBS
9789394102026 AGGARWAL FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY FOR MBBS APC
9789356967311 DEKAL V EXAM PREPARATORY MANUAL FOR UNDERGRADUATES FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY (THEORY, PRACTICAL AND MCQ, 3/ED) JPB
9788119714605 PUTUL MAHANTA PRACTICAL MANUAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY 2/ED APH
9789350906255 S NAMBI FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY (PSYCHIATRY AND LAW), 1/ED JPB
9789383420582 KARMAKAR J.B. MUKHERJEE'S FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY, 5ED AP
9788173815850 CHOUDHARY PRACTICAL MANUAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY NCBA
9788119613816 REDDY FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY-QUIZ BOOK,1/ED IPI
9781498704298 PAYNE-JAMES J. SIMPSONS FORENSIC MEDICINE 14ED (PB 2020) SPECIAL PRICE TAYLOR & FRANCIS
9788131269589 HAYES, A WALLACE LOOMIS'S ESSENTIALS OF TOXICOLOGY 5/ED (EXCL.ABC) ELSEVIER
9781588294647 MOZAYANI THE FORENSIC LABORATORY HANDBOOK : PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE HUMANA