Nadia MIRAGLIA
Insegnamento di LEGAL AND INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
Corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA
SSD: MED/44
CFU: 3,00
ORE PER UNITÀ DIDATTICA: 30,00
Periodo di Erogazione: Secondo Semestre
English
Teaching language | English |
Contents | The learning goals of this integrated Course include the knowledge of: - Death Certification, |
Textbook and course materials | Saukko P, Knight B. Knight’s forensic pathology. 4th ed., CRC Press, 2015Di Maio VJ, Di Maio D. Forensic pathology, 2nd ed., CRC Press, 2001Madea B. Handobook of Forensic Medicine, 2014 |
Course objectives | After attending the lectures, students will understand how to assess the death, how to do an external examination of a cadaver differentiating between the main types of injuries due to blunt trauma, firearms, knife or sharp objects, how to do an health surveillance, how to assess occupational diseases and prevent them based on the biological, chemical and biomechanical risks. |
Prerequisites | In order to attend the course proficiently, the students will need to have a well- established background in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, as specifically indicated by The Council of the Medicine and Surgery School. |
Teaching methods | Lectures supported by presentation of slides in Power Point. representative case studies and |
Evaluation methods | Evaluation of student proficiency is based on both written and oral test (viva voce) and will be done by two professors. The written test consists of multiple choice questions meant to evaluate the basic knowledge of occupational and legal medicine and the student’s ability to assess the death, to do an external examination differentiating between the main types of injuries (due to blunt trauma, firearms, knife or sharp objects), to assess the occupational diseases and prevent them based on the biological, chemical and biomechanical risks. The questions will be as specific to evaluate the basic knowledge of the above topics. In order to pass the written part of the exam and access to the viva voce, the student must obtain a score of 20. |
Other information | I semester. |
Course Syllabus | LEGAL MEDICINE-Death Certification, - Determination of Cause and Manner of Death- Crime scene and death investigation- Forensic Examination and Autopsy- Post-mortem changes and Time of Death- Personal Identification and Skeletal remains- Sudden death and sudden infant death syndrome- Blunt Trauma and Craniocerebral injuries- Fire arm injuries- Sharp force injuries- Asphixial deaths and drowning OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH/ MEDICINE- Occupational health/medicine relative to the basic training of a doctor- Health surveillance; principles, tools, eligibility judgment, medical-legal aspects- Occupational diseases (work-related illnesses): medical-legal aspects that pertain to the surgeon’s competence- Risks of exposure to biological agents: regulatory classification, characteristics, correlated pathologies, preventive and protective strategies - Biomechanical/ergonomic risks: regulatory classification, characteristics, correlated pathologies, preventive and protective strategies - Risks of exposure to physical agents: regulatory classification, characteristics, correlated pathologies, preventive and protective strategies - Organizational risks: regulatory classification, characteristics, correlated pathologies, preventive and protective strategies - Risks of exposure to chemical agents: regulatory classification, characteristics, correlated pathologies, preventive and protective strategies - Outline of environmental pollution and its effects on health (atmospheric particulate) |