Clinical forensic medicine.

Introduction of the State Committee for Judicial Investigations of Belarus

The establishment of political relations between Belarus and Iran is more than 20 years ago. Although Belarus is an Eastern European country, many parts of its forensic system (the State Committee for Judicial Investigations of Belarus) are not unlike the current process of the Forensic Medicine Organization in Iran. Therefore, in this article, in order to acquaint our forensic physicions with ...

Biochemical Markers of Acute and Chronic Ethanol Use: Forensic and Clinical Applications

Background: The analysis of ethanol in bio-samples is an important method for determination of acute alcohol use/abuse both in clinical and forensic toxicology. In forensic cases, it is known that micro-organisms involved in the postmortem putrefaction process can produce alcohol and when the body has been traumatized. In clinical setting, post-ingestion time has a critical role for determinati...

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (Chronic Intoxication) and its Related Factors in a MMT Clinic in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Background: Drug abuse is a major health problem in many countries. Noticing the different patterns of drug abuse in different areas, we evaluated the epidemiology of drug abuse and related factors in Fars province, Southern Iran. Materials and Methods: In a one-year cross-sectional study, from March 21st, 2009 to 2010, all subjects referring to Addiction Treatment Clinic of Shiraz University ...

New faculty of forensic and legal medicine.

recently established a new Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, a development of major importance to the specialty.1 The Faculty will set standards and offer education and training to a branch of the medical profession that, in the past, has evolved without the formal support of a medical royal college. Forensic medicine embraces a branch of medicine where medical expertise is brought to bea...

Healthcare and forensic medical services in police custody - to degrade or to improve?

6 © Royal College of Physicians 2017. All rights reserved. Author: A consultant forensic physician and specialist in forensic and legal medicine, honorary consultant in emergency medicine, St George’s Hospital, London, UK; honorary clinical senior lecturer, Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London, London, UK; president, Faculty of Forensic and L...

Respiratory symptoms among forensic identification workers.