Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OTF506201911FORENSIC MEDICINECompulsory593
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
1- Understanding the definition of wound characteristics and scoring trauma 2- To gain general equipments about subjects of dead examination and autopsy 3- To recognize of crime scene and to reinforce the concepts of evidence and cold chain, 4- To be able to understand the importance of identification and the characteristics examination of sexual assault 5- To be able to recognize concepts of criminal licance and legal capacity and make forensic psychiatric examination
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hacer YAŞAR TEKE
Learning Outcomes
1Comprehend forensic medicine
2Explain fundamental practices of forensic medicine and the role of physicians? in criminal cases,
3Define types of wounds with classification,
4Comprehend forensic autopsy procedures,
5Comprehend pathophysiology of death and evaluation of time since death,
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Being a fifth grade student
Recommended Optional Programme Components
There is practice in every internship group and participation is obligatory.
Course Contents
Forensic Medicine Introduction Forensic Toxicology , Malpractice, Human Rights Violations and Torture, Children's rights - Sucked Children Child abuse and neglect, Domestic violence, Physical injuries and looking general wound , Regional Injuries, Firearm wounds, Explosion-related injuries, Traffic-related injury, The evaluation of the wounding offenses defined within the scope of the Turkish Penal Code in terms of Forensic Medicine, Expertise, Problems with alcohol and substance use, Death and Agony, Postmortem changes and time of death, Examination of crime scene, gathering of evidence, sending of laboratory, Examination of death and burial license, Forensic Identification, Estimation of age, Autopsy, Child and baby autopsies, Autopsy reporting, Exhumation and buried corpses, Asphyxia related deaths, Sudden natural deaths, Electrically related deaths, Sexual deviations and legal dimension, Sexual Assault Crimes, Forensic Medicine and Legal Capacity, Criminal licensein adulthood, The legal liability of the physician
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Forensic Medicine Introduction Physical injuries and looking general wound , Regional Injuries, Firearm wounds, Explosion-related injuries, Traffic-related injury, The evaluation of the wounding offenses defined within the scope of the Turkish Penal Code in terms of Forensic Medicine, Expertise, Problems with alcohol and substance use, Death and Agony, Postmortem changes and time of death, Examination of crime scene, gathering of evidence, sending of laboratory, Examination of death and burial license, Forensic Identification, Estimation of age, Autopsy, Child and baby autopsies, Autopsy reporting, Exhumation and buried corpses, Asphyxia related deaths, Sudden natural deaths, Electrically related deaths, Sexual deviations and legal dimension, Sexual Assault Crimes, Forensic Medicine and Legal Capacity, Criminal licensein adulthood, The legal liability of the physician In Forensic Medicine Clinic PracticeForensic Council of Ordu in the morgue hall Working
2Forensic Toxicology , Malpractice, Human Rights Violations and Torture, Children's rights - Sucked Children Child abuse and neglect, Domestic violence, In Forensic Medicine ClinicForensic Council of Ordu in the morgue hall working
Recommended or Required Reading
Birinci Basamakta Adli Tıp. Edt: Koç S, Can M. Türk Tabipler Birliği İstanbul Tabip Odası. 2. Baskı Mart 2011 Adli Tıp Ders Kitabı, İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları,2011. Knight’s Forensic pathology. Edt: Soukko P, Knight B. 2019, Gunshut wounds. Edt.Dimao VJM. Third edition.CBC press.2020
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri50
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Applied theoretically and practically (lecture, problem-based teaching, anamnesis, case reports, clinical applications).
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Final Examination144
Attending Lectures8432
Practice10440
Individual Study for Final Examination188
144
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)88
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