| The
Department has the following services to offer. |
a)
Medicolegal Autopsy services (round the clock)
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b)
Clinical forensic medicine services.
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c)
Medicolegal opinions in insurance matters.
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d)
Medicolegal opinions in cases of alleged medical negligence and
related civil matters.
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e)
Medicolegal opinions in criminal matters.
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f)
Medicolegal opinions on material evidences brought by investigating
officers or referred from the hospital e.g. examination of weapons,
ligature materials, poisons etc.
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g)
Crime scene investigations.
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| The
department has one of the heaviest workloads in the city, examining
approximately 2000 medicolegal post mortem each year. Attending on an
average 3-4 interesting cases of clinical forensic medicine per week
where forensic expertise is required. |
