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Exercise 1: Read the text and answer the questions below: Copying with cases Forensic medicine is the medical specialty that links medicine with the law, incorpo- rating forensic pathology (a subspecialty of histopathology) and clinical forensic medicine. In modern times, forensic scientists are highly specialised individuals who get involved with the investigation of crimes and accidents. They do so by focusing on the recognition, identification and individualisation of physical evidence at the scene of interest so that they can enable themselves to offer the best possible recon- struction of what took place to the police, lawyers, and the judge. Duties of a forensic scientist may include the examination of hairs, fibres, paint, soil, blood, semen or other bodily fluids, plant and animal matter, weapons and tools and their impressions, questioned documents, etc. The first step is the observation and collection of data either at the scene or in the laboratory. Then, physical evidence is analysed using some basic tests and a hypothesis is formed. It is tested from all different angles until it becomes a theory. All in all, forensic scientists always present their theory as to what happened at the scene based on the physical evidence they examine. For someone interested in the law, or the legal aspects of practicing medicine, there are a number of highly satisfying medicolegal careers such as: a forensic pathologist (who carries out routine autopsies, to determine the cause in cases of sudden, vio- lent, or unexpected deaths), forensic medical examiner or forensic physician (who examines victims of assaults, people who have been arrested or are suspected of carrying out assaults; they must be experts in examining wounds and other evidential matters), coroner (an independent judicial officer responsible for inquiring into violent, sudden and unexpected, unnatural, or suspicious deaths). These careers offer lots of opportunities to use a variety of skills that would not be used in clinical medicine i.e. public speaking during numerous court appearances, or preparing and presenting expert opinion reports for the court. Unfortunately, since the decline in the teaching of forensic medicine at undergraduate level can be observed, most students are at a disadvantage when they start their junior hospital posts because of the deficiencies in medicolegal training concerning i.e. the completion of a death certificate. 1. How can forensic medicine be defined? 2. What are the duties of a forensic scientist? 3. What are the stages of dealing with a particular case? 4. What does the job of a forensic pathologist involve? 5. What does a forensic physician do? 6. Who is a coroner? Exercise 2: Discuss the following points in pairs or small groups: " Do you think forensic medicine offers attractive career opportunities? Which jobs seem attractive to you? Why (not)? " What do you consider to be the best and worst aspect of such a job? " Are there any personal qualities that are important for a pathologist or a coro- ner? 38 " Some people think that pathologists cannot communicate with living people. Do you agree with this? " How would you (as a forensic practitioner) cope with emotionally harrowing cases? " Do you think more aspects of forensic medicine should be included into the curriculum of a medical school? Would they be useful in your future work? Why (not)? Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters have already been given to help you: 1. Forensic medicine combines knowledge of the law with that of various b______________ of medicine. 2. Perhaps the most instantly recognizable forensic medical p______________ is the forensic pathologist. 3. Most of deaths they deal with are due to natural c______________ - for ex- ample, severe coronary artery disease. 4. An understanding of the effect of drink and drugs on detained people is an im- portant part in the work of the forensic medical e______________. 5. He has to decide if the drunk person with a head i______________ passed out because of the drink, or the bang on the head. 6. Medicolegal work generates reports and paperwork, in a_____________ to the variable amount of court work. 7. The best aspect of the job is definitely the wide variety of cases that I am c_____________ with. 8. Most people who deal with d______________ on a daily basis develop protec- tive mechanisms. Exercise 4: Match the terms on the left to their opposites on the right: improve casual prevent frostbite reduce diarrhoea malignant allow inspiration deteriorate faint benign formal polyuria expert increase anuria layman constipation come round burn respiration 39 19. SPORTS MEDICINE Exercise 1: Read the text and answer the questions below: When you overdo Sports medicine is generally referred to as study of the treatment of sports injuries. It is related to many different areas of exercise and sports science that are connected [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |