Download RUHS MBBS 2nd Year 2017 January Forensic Medicine Question Paper

Download Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) 2nd Year (Second Year) 2017 January Forensic Medicine Previous Question Paper

RUHS Second MBBS (Main) Examination
Forensic Medicine
Date: January 2017 Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 40
Instructions: Attempt all questions. (Use separate answer sheet for each section)
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SECTION -A
1. A young woman of about 20 years was found hanging from celling of her room with a dupatta and
feet dangling from the ground, in her rented accommodation by her landlord today morning 7:00
AM, She was fully clothed but her clothed were turned inside out. She was seen last alive by her
landlord at about 8:00 PM the previous night when she had left for a party. Police were called and
the body, with a ligature intact, was shifted to the mortuary by 8:00 AM. Papers were prepared for
post-mortem examination and presented at about 10:30 AM. You are the doctor conducting the
post-mortem examination. Answer the following: (3+3+2+2)
a) What findings on the body will help you arriving at the probable time since death in this case?
Give the specific time limits of each for this particular case.
b) Enumerate the specific samples that you should collect in such a case give reasons in support of
the same.
c) Define hanging. Which type of hanging is present in this case? (A. 517,519)
d) How will you remove the ligature material from the neck of the victim?
2. Differentiate between
a) Female and male hip bone (A.99, 101) (02)
b) Dying deposition and dying declaration (A. 15)(02)
c) Incised wound and _ lacerated wound (A. 357) (01)
3. Write Short notes on the following;
a) Section 375 IPC(A.688) (O02)
b) MTP Act 1971(A.660) (O02)
c) Pathophysiology of Rigor mortis(A. 256) (01)
SECTION - B
4. A surgeon attends a late night New Year party where he consumes substantial amount of alcohol.
While returning home, he receives an emergency call for appendicitis surgery of a young patient. He
goes to the hospital and undertakes the surgery. During surgery small intestine sustains cuts by the
surgeon which remains unnoticed. The patient reports back with complications for which another
surgery was done. Three months later patient files case of negligence against the doctor. Answer the
following:
a) Does the case fulfill the criteria for criminal negligence when the second surgery is successful and
does not leave any complications? Give reasons for your answer. (05)

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b) Does the surgeon's behavior amount to unethical practice & why? (02)
c) What should the surgeon have done on receiving the emergency call while returning Home? (03)
5. Give differences between:
a) True and feigned insanity (A. 611) (02)
b) Strychnine poisoning and tetanus (A. 882) (02)
c) Datura seeds and capsicum seeds( A. 866) (01)
6. Write Short notes on the following; (specific marks for each question)
a) Delusion (A.594) (O02)
b) Samples collected for assessment of ethanol levels in autopsy (A. 277, 287)(02)
c) Body packers (01)

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