S. M. Deo Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

Balaghat (M.P.)

CONSTITUENT UNIT OF SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY BALAGHAT

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Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Medico-Legal Knowledge & Toxicological Awareness for Safe Homoeopathic Practice

About the Department

The Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology at S. M. Deo Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital imparts essential medico-legal knowledge, ethics, and understanding of poisons/toxins to BHMS students (mainly Second BHMS). It prepares future homoeopathic physicians to handle legal responsibilities, identify poisoning cases, differentiate homoeopathic aggravation from toxicity, and practice safely within the law.

The curriculum covers medical jurisprudence, identification of wounds/injuries, post-mortem changes, sexual jurisprudence, toxicology (common poisons, antidotes, homoeopathic management), and relevant Indian laws (IPC, CrPC, IEA, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, NDPS Act, Consumer Protection Act).

Practical sessions include demonstrations of weapons, specimens of poisons, medico-legal report writing, age/sex determination, and court procedures – all correlated with homoeopathic principles and safe prescribing.

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Archana Thaokar

Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 15 Years

Dr. Harshada Chorghade

Associate Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 02 Years

Dr. Swati Shivhare

Assistant Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 0 Years

Syllabus Highlights (Second BHMS – As per NCH Guidelines)

Medical Jurisprudence: Definition, scope, courts, inquest, dying declaration, medico-legal autopsy, identification of living/dead, age/sex determination
Thanatology: Post-mortem changes, signs of death, time since death estimation
Mechanical Injuries: Wounds, fractures, firearm injuries, asphyxia, hanging, drowning, thermal injuries
Sexual Jurisprudence: Rape, unnatural offences, abortion, infanticide, virginity, pregnancy signs
Toxicology: Classification of poisons, general principles of management, antidotes, common poisons (corrosives, irritants, narcotics, cardiac poisons, pesticides, heavy metals, snake/insect bites)
Homoeopathic Management: Role of similimum in poisoning cases, antidotes in homoeopathy, differentiation from aggravation
Relevant Laws: IPC sections (299–377, 304A, 336–338), CrPC, IEA, Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940, NDPS Act, Consumer Protection Act, Medical Council regulations
Practical: Demonstration of weapons/poisons specimens, medico-legal report writing, age estimation models, post-mortem video/chart study, viva

Total Teaching Hours: Approximately 150 theory + 100 practicals (museum study, demonstrations, report writing)

Infrastructure & Facilities

Forensic Medicine Museum

Specimens of poisons, weapons, bones, models of injuries, charts of post-mortem changes, and medico-legal photographs.

Demonstration Room

Audio-visual aids, projectors, models for teaching wounds, asphyxia mechanisms, and toxicology cases.

Toxicology Section

Preserved poison samples, antidotes display, charts of common poisons and symptoms.

Practical Training Area

Tools for medico-legal report writing, age/sex determination models, and case discussion sessions.

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