Download University of Jaffna MBBS 2019 December Forensic Medicine Question Paper

PART A

I. Describe the injury patterns in

1. 1 Fall from height (50Marks)
2. 2 Front seat passenger of a car collided against an electric post (50Marks)

2 A 55-year-old known asthmatic patient was brought to the emergency department in a state of respiratory distress. Despite of extensive medical management he died.

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1. 1 What is the likely cause of death? (10Marks)
2. 2 Write four (4) possible complications of bronchial asthma. (20Marks)
3. 3 Describe the expected macroscopic findings of the lung at autopsy (30Marks)
4. 4 Describe the expected microscopic findings of the lung in this case (30Marks)
5. 5 Briefly describe the expected findings at autopsy due to resuscitation of this man (10Marks)

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PART B

3 A 20-year-old male was brought to hospital in a state of altered consciousness. No proper history was available. Examination and investigations revealed a scalp contusion, skull fracture and a small extra duralhaemorrhage. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was12 on admission. He was observed and managed conservatively in the neurosurgical unit and discharged on the third day.

1. 1 Discuss the medico legal classification of injuries/ category of hurt in this case (40Marks)
2. 2 Discuss the ethical considerations in medico legal examination of a 14-year-old child. (60Marks)

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1. 1. Describe the postmortem changes that can be seen in a surreptitiously disposed body recovered more than one month after death. (45 Marks)
2. 2. Outline the medico-legal significance of the postmortem changes described above. (55 Marks)

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1. 1. Discuss the applications of DNA technology for forensic purposes. (50 Marks)
2. 2. Briefly discuss the forensic significance of the eye. (50 Marks)

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