FSM 1: Principles of Forensic Practice
In this opening episode of Season 10, we step into the foundations of forensic medicine - not the autopsy table, but the courtroom threshold.
Chapter 1 of Simpson’s Forensic Medicine reframes what many misunderstand: forensic medicine is not solely about the dead. As highlighted early in the text, much of modern forensic practice concerns the living - safeguarding, insurance medicine, refugee medicine, custodial healthcare, and civil proceedings. The discipline sits at the intersection of medicine, law, ethics, and science.
The chapter introduces the legal architecture within which forensic…
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