Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (FMT)

 

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology started functioning in the year 1979. It was first headed by Professor Dr. Rai Sudhir Prasad. Presently the department is running under Dr. Jakka Srinivas Rao, Associate Professor & HOD. The primary objective of the department is to impart Medico-legal knowledge through teaching & training of undergraduate students (2nd & 3rd year MBBS) as well as Paramedics.

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Infrastructures, Facilities & Activities

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1)   Infrastructure

The academic section of the department lies on the 1st floor of the college building with Departmental Office, Demonstration room, Department cum Seminar Room & Museum.

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2)   Museum

Museum is well equipped with Models, Charts, Bones, Weapons, Posters, Photo graphs, Toxicological specimen, human skeleton for teaching purpose.

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3)   Demonstration Room

Demonstration Room is well equipped with overhead projector, Audio Visual equipment, X-Ray view boxes, microscopes, space for bone examination, charts, models, dry & wet specimen etc.

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4)   Research Activities

Research Activities are conducted in the departmental research Laboratory on the 1st floor.
All the faculties have separate chambers.

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5)   Departmental Library

Departmental Library is well equipped within the department catering to the needs of faculty and students for study/ reference purpose with more than 200 books of Indian & foreign authors with regular update of recent books.

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6)   Mortuary

The department has well equipped separate Mortuary with provision for preservation of dead bodies in two separate (6+6) deep freezer & Dissection Hall with Students Gallery for conducting post mortem examination & Demonstration of Post mortem examination to Medical Students. There is also an open Mortuary with fly proofing for conducting post-mortem examination of Decomposed bodies & skeletal Remains.

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7)   Academic Activities

Regular lecture classes for UGs & Paramedics.
Experimental teaching via natural specimens, models, case photographs & live Post mortem examination.

Imparting Medico legal education to legal fraternity such as Honourable Trainee judges, learned public prosecutors & law students.
Providing 15 days rotation based training for Interns.

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8)   Medico legal Works

Post mortem examination
Bone Examination
Age Estimation
Clinical examination of alleged Sexual Assault Cases of Victims & Accused.

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9)   Working Pattern

Post mortem examination is conducted 7 day a week including public Holidays. On necessity & Requisition services are provided on round the clock basis. The department is performing & solving complicated referred cases of different profiles of the entire District & neighbouring districts with permission of concerned Judicial Magistrates.

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10)   Future Plans

Efforts are being made to strengthen & enrich the Department with a view to start Post-graduation Course in our department. Plans for a well equipped Toxicological Garden is also under consideration.

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11)   Statistics

Year                    No Post mortem     Examination     Bone Examination    Age Estimation

2021                               1193  

2020                               1214  

2019                               1132  

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