Medico-legal services in Nepal are not yet fully recognized as a ‘service’ sector and are treated as if they were an ‘unidentified dead body’, sadly, by all the stake holders of the medico-legal system of the country. Medico-legal cases are investigated – that is, examined, documented and reported – Read more…
मिति २०७२ फागुन १२ मा पोखराबाट जोमसोम जाँदै गरेको तारा एयरको विमान म्याग्दी जिल्लाको विकट स्थानमा दुर्घटनामा प¥यो । चालकदलका ३ सदस्य सहित २३ जना यात्रुहरूको मृत्यु भयो । मृत लासहरू छोटो समयमै फेला परे र तीन मृतकको घटनास्थलमै सनाखत गरी आवश्यक documentation बिना नै त्यहीँबाट आफन्तलाई जिम्मा लगाइयो । Read more…
The time since death or post-mortem interval (PMI) is the time interval from the death of an individual to the time of examination. In medico-legal autopsies it is very important to give a reliable time-frame since death as it can help include or exclude the suspects involved in the crime, Read more…
The department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, as a routine has been continuously engaged in teaching MBBS and BDS students. The department consists of an office complex, a well set museum and a mortuary in collaboration with Bharatpur Hospital (A central level government hospital). As highlighted by Bernard and Knight, Read more…
Dr. Eugene and I got an opportunity to witness the work of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) in Melbourne, Australia, for a six-week forensic medical fellowship in 2014. This visit was supported by the Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships Program and was funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Read more…
Clinical forensic medicine is a major branch of forensic medicine which, if developed, can significantly strengthen the rule of law in developing countries like ours. This field involves the medico-legal examination of the living to help the judiciary impart justice to the society as a whole. Age estimation is an Read more…
चिकित्सा शास्त्रमा रोग पत्ता लगाउन र रोगको निदान गर्न रगतको परिक्षणले महत्वपूर्ण भुमिका निर्वाह गरेको जगजाहेर नै छ। अपराध अनुसन्धानमा पनि रगतको अपरिहार्य भुमिका हुन्छ। कुनै पनि घटनास्थलमा प्राय: रगत भेटिन्छ। एक थोपा रगतको अन्वेशणले थुप्रै फौज्दारि अपराधका तथ्य उदाङ्गो भएका उदाहरणहरू प्रशस्त छन्। कुनै कुनै अपराधिहरूले बठ्याई गर्न खोजेर Read more…
“To create competent, humane and compassionate health care professionals through excellence in holistic education, health care and research” is the vision of the KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital which was established in 2006. Situated at Imadol, with a beautiful view of the mountains, the college strongly believes in creating Read more…
I would like to introduce myself as Dr. Barsika Katwal. I received my post-graduate degree in Forensic Medicine (MD) from Kathmandu University in 2015. Since then, I have been working as a full-time lecturer at the Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH) , Attarkhel , Jorpati , Kathmandu. The Nepal Read more…
The day I chose forensic medicine as a subject for my postgraduate degree was both a happy and a sad one. Firstly, I was happy thinking about what I then thought would be not a very busy career, and a less competitive one as well. Secondly, I was sad thinking Read more…