HIGH YIELD POINT FOR FORENSIC MEDICINE 2015
VARIOUS ACTS -FOR FORENSIC MEDICINE
- The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971(Amend 1975)
- The Narcotic Drugs & 1985 Psychotropic Substance Act
- Consumer Protection Act 1986
- Mental Health Act 1987
- Organs Transplantation of Human Act 1994
- Prenatal Diagnostic Technique 1994(Amend in 2000). Punishment to doctor if gender of embryo is revealed-
◦ 1st time–> 3 yr+10,000 fine
◦ 2nd time–> 5 yr+10,000 fine
- Tardieu spots- Petechial hemorrhages found in asphyxia. They are seen above the level of obstruction in asphyxia.
- MTP Act –> 1931 (Amended in 1975)
- Prenatal diagnostic Technique act –> 1994 (amended in 2000)
- Consumer protection act –> 1986
- Drugs and cosmetic rules –> 1945
IMPORTANT Declarations- FORENSIC MEDICINE-
- Declaration of Oslo–> Therapeutic abortion
- Declaration of Sydney–> Definition of death
- Declaration of Munich–>Discrimination in medicine
- Declaration of Helsinki–>Human experimentation and clinical trials*
- Declaration of Lisbon–> Rights of patients
- Declaration of Venice–> Terminal illness
- Declaration of Tokyo–> Torture in medicine