want to become a medical detective???

1. Would you like to be Medical
Detective? - the challenges and
prospects, myths and realities
Dr. Adarsh Kumar
Commonwealth Fellow, Scotland, UK
Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, UK
Additional Prof., Forensic Med. & Tox.
Faculty I/c Medical Records Section &
Medical Social Welfare Unit(JPNATC)
AIIMS, New Delhi
Member – International Academy Leg Med
-Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences
-British Association in Forensic Medicine
Visiting Faculty-Cambridge, UK

2. INSPIRE-Innovation in Sc
Pursuit for Inspired Research
Today Guruwar
20 Feb 2014

3. Alfred Hitchcock- Film Director
Suspense, thriller movies

5. Famous Novelist
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)
Scottish author & physician
Famous fictional character
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes is famous for his
-astute logical reasoning,
-ability to adopt almost any disguise,
-use of forensic science skills to
solve difficult cases.

6. “It is an old maxim of mine
that when you have
excluded the impossible,
whatever remains,
however improbable,
must be truth”
Quote from Sherlock Holmes
Arushi Hemraj Murder case

7. What is Forensics?
Appln of scientific knowledge
for purpose of admn of Law
Extremely Challenging

8. Forensic Medicine
(Medical Detective)
Application of med & paramedical
knowledge
admn of law

9. Dead body is
extremely eloquent
and honestly informative, if one
exercises patience in listening to it

10. Exhumation

11. Sc. Visits- RSM, London UK

12. Sc. Visits- RSM, London UK

13. Convetnional- Work at Mortuary

14. PM ExamHow it is done?

16. Forensics- huge
potential for research

17. India>50% mortuaries

18. 25-30%
222325

19. Ideal? Morgue Trolley- detachable

20. Autopsy Hall-Daylight, Transmitter,Mike
Water supply –C&W with proper drainage

21. Viewing Area with AV appliances

22. Autopsy Instruments

23. Autopsy Instruments

24. Autopsy Instruments

25. Evidence Collection Boxes &Kits

26. Autopsy knife with blades

27. Autopsy knife with blades

28. Protective-3G:Gowns, Gum boots, Gears

29. Forensic
Anthropology

30. Nithari Killings,
Noida

31. Dactylography- greatest
discovery from India
Two Police Const
Kolkata,1882
Aziz Ul-Haq & Bose
16 Points- 4 types
just like 26 alpha
in English
UNIQUE
FBI, USA
-largest database

32. CSICrime Scene Investigation

33. Forensic Biology- blood, biological
materials

34. Forensic Serology- biological stains

35. Forensic Biotechnology
e.g. DNA Profiling

36. Forensic Biochemistryvarious body fluids

37. Forensic Entomology
Arthropods
Insects
Time since
death
Thanatology

38. FIREARM INJURIES- captivating
BUT extremely diff. to interpret

39. Forensic Ballistics

40. Forensic Odontology

41. Forensic Engineering
reconstruction of accidents

42. Forensic ToxicologyDrug Abuse

43. Snakes
Scorpion

44. Forensic Psychology
Brain mapping
Lie detection
Narco-analysis

45. Questioned Documents
Forgery, Handwriting, Suicide Note

46. White collar crimes
Fraud
Fake currency

47. Cyber forensics
Hacking
Identity Theft
Credit Card

48. Few words of
wisdom
If u fail, never give up
FAIL
1st attempt in
learning
End is not the end, in fact
END
Effort never dies
If u get No as an answer
Remember NO
Next Opportunity

49. Few things to
remember
Study
Understand
Learning
Connect to Concept

50. Few things to
remember
Choice ╬ Chance
Follow your passion
Inspire ≈ Motivated
Success?
Making an impact on others
Influence others

51. Cambridge- Famous ‘Apple tree’

52. Cambridge- by night

53. Dr/Scientist Impartial Witness
“If the law has made you a witness,
remain a man of science.
You have no victim to avenge,
no guilty or innocent person
to convict or save
— you must bear testimony within
the limits of science.”
— Dr. P.C.H. Brouardel
19th Century French Medico-legalist

55. Any query?
Further Commn
dradarshk@yahoo.com