Final coverage in CDI-2
Special penal law
A legislative provisions on how to deal with special crimes that is not covered by the revised penal code.
Hematoma
A mass of clotted blood that forms tissue, organ, or body space
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines
Act No. 3815 took effect on January 1, 1932 -It is considered as one of the Philippines most enduring pieces of legislation.
Defense wound
An injury sustained by the victim attempting to defend themselves from attack
Crime
Bring forth the power of medical knowledge to identify__________,victims, perpetrators, and settle disputes...
Forensic Pathology
Deals with the investigation of sudden, and/or violent deaths
Special Crime Investigation
Deals with the study of major crimes based on the application of special investigative technique
Anatomic Pathology
Involves the examination of biopsy samples taken by surgeons
Forensic Science
Is a branch of law which deals with the organization and regulation of the medical profession
Medicolegal autopsy
Is a dissection and examination of a dead body
Forensic psychiatry
It involves the assessment and treatment of mentally abnormal offenders
Clinical Forensic Medicine
It involves the examination of living patients who have certain rights. (e. g right of confidentiality)
Revised Penal Code
It is a basic law that defines criminal offenses and provides the penalties for the commission of those offenses
Autopsy
It is a complete surgical examination of a body after death
Hospital/medical autopsy
Perform to determine the cause of death, extent of natural disease or combination that led to the person's death
Autopsy Report
Refers to a confidential written report that accurately states factual information collected at autopsy
Crime
Refers to an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law
Gunshot wound
Refers to damage caused by a bullet
Rigor Mortis
Refers to the stiffening of the body after death
False
Rigor Mortis formed at the dependent portion of the dead body
Legal medicine/Forensic medicine/Medicolegal jurisprudence
Terms used interchangeably to refer to branches of medicine
Self-Inflicted wound
The act of harming oneself
Absolutely True
The areas of the body showing lividity indicate the position after death
Autopsy Protocol
The objective part of an autopsy report comprises the macro and microscopic descriptions and is customarily known as___________.
Physical Evidence
The study of Special Crime concentrated more on...
To know the TRUTH based on evidence
What is the main objective of forensic medicine?
Blunt force injuries
are those resulting from forceful contact with blunt object
Medicolegal investigator
assist in the investigation of sudden, unnatural, suspicious, or violent deaths.
stab wound
caused by pointed object/weapon
Incised wound
cut of skin tissue/may include the flesh
contusion
discoloration resulting from hemorrhage beneath the skin
Medicolegal Jurisprudence
is a branch of law which deals with the organization and regulation of the medical profession
Forensic medicine
is a branch of medicine that covers both the field of Forensic pathology and clinical forensic medicine
Medicolegal officer/Medical jurist
is a medical doctor who has fully completed a postgraduate training in legal medicine
Forensic Biochemistry
is the application of standard biochemical techniques and essays
Forensic Anthropology
is the application of the study of human Skelton (osteology)
Mecular biology
is the identification of the type of tissue and the age of sample found at the crime scene
Clinical Pathology
is the study and diagnosis of diseases by analyzing body fluids
Evidence
means sanctioned by law
Sharp force injuries
refer to damage to tissues or weapons with sharp edges
Abrations
refers to superficial injuries involving onlt the outer layer of the skin
Lacerations
refers to the splitting of tissues
Medicolegal system
serves to illustrate the extent to which forensic medicine enters into the administration of criminal justice
