Medicine Forensic

Forensic medicine is a branch of medicine that studies a set of medical and biomedical problems related to resolving issues arising in legal practice.

Forensic medicine applies medical knowledge and techniques to solve legal problems. It helps determine the causes of death, the nature and severity of bodily injuries, and also resolve other issues related to human health within the framework of legal proceedings.

The main areas of forensic medicine are:

1. Forensic medical examination of living persons - examination and assessment of the severity of bodily injuries.

2. Forensic medical examination of corpses - establishing the causes and circumstances of death.

3. Forensic medical examination of physical evidence - examination of blood, saliva, hair and other objects.

4. Investigation of the circumstances of accidents, occupational diseases, medical errors.

Thus, forensic medicine plays an important role in the administration of justice by helping to objectively establish medical facts of legal significance.