Lecture notes for diploma in Forensic Medicine

• Reference:GB 248 DC 396/1
• Dates of Creation:1990-1991

• Scope and Content

  Consists of handouts and several photocopied articles from journals. The names of the lecturers are given for each set of notes. Notes for lectures the following lectures:

  • Medical terms: cardiovascular system and central nervous system taught by Professor Alan Watson;
  • Personnel of the Law, taught by Miss Ruth Anderson;
  • Fatal Accident Enquiries and Role of the Defence, taught by Mr Ian Scott;
  • Drugs of Abuse, taught by Dr Robert Anderson;
  • Drugs and Posions/General Toxicology, taught by Dr John Oliver;
  • Interpretation of Wounds and Other Injuries, taught by Dr Marie Cassidy;
  • Aspects of Death Taught, by Dr Michael Curtis;
  • Forensic Odontology, taught by Dr Gordon MacDonald;
  • Alcohol-Scienctific and Medical Aspects, taught by Professor Hamilton Smith;
  • The Role of the Judge, taught by Sheriff John Horsburgh;
  • Forensic Psychiatry, taught by Dr P Janker.