1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
13.10.2008

Schedule of education

Working place 360 Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
subject 126 Forensic Medicine
Branch General Medicine, Dentistry
Year 4
The education is run by asoc.prof. Alexander Pilin (forensic medicine) and assoc. Marie prof. Balíková (forensic toxicology).
Monday 8.00-9.45 Organization of education, examination questions, registration for examination
Forensic medicine, its position in medicine and forensic sciences. Conception of forensic medicine services. Medico-legal questions.Main legal enactments.
10.00-11.00 Presentation of autopsy findings (sudden death, violent death)
11.15.-12.00 Examination of dead bodies. Post-mortem changes. Estimation of the time since death.

Tuesday 8.00 - 9.45 Pathomorphology, diagnosis and causes of sudden death, its specialties. Most common causes of sudden death.Autopsy protocol and diagnosis.
10.00-11.00 Presentation of autopsy findings.
11.00-12.00 Diagnosis of causes of violent death. Forensic medicine implication (accident, suicide, homicide). Bodily harm. Grievous bodily harm.Injury and handicap compensation. Injury and illnes and tumors. 

Wednesday 8,00-8.45 Introduction in forensic toxicology. Metabolism of noxious agents, biotransformation. Distribution and excretion with regard to physico-chemical properties of substances. Possibilities of detection in different biological samples, temporal detection windows.
8.45-10.00 Ethanol, volatile and industrial substances. Overdoses by medicaments and abuse of addictive drugs. 
10.30-12.00 Laboratory examinations in toxicology. Application of analytical methods and interesting toxicological case reports.

Thursday 8.00-9.45 Injury caused by blunt and sharp object. Firearm injury. Thermic injury.  Electrocution. Injury by lightning,dysbarism and barotruma, ionizing radiation.
10.00-10.30 Presentation of autopsy findings. 
10.45-12.00 Overview of laboratory methods in forensic medicine.

Friday 8.00-8.45 Traffic accidents.
9.00-10.00 Suffocation and asphyxia.
10.00-10.30 Presentation of autopsy findings.
10.30-12.00 Identification. Closing colloqium.Credits. 

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