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Toxicology  \n“This page intentionally left blank\"  \nTextbook of  \nForensic Medicine and Toxicology  \nPrinciples and Practice  \nFifth Edition  \nKrishan Vij MD LLB  \nHead  \nDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda, Punjab Former Professor and Head Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh  \nCounsellor  \nTorture Medicine  \nELSEVIER  \nA division of  \nReed Elsevier India Private Limited  \nTextbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 5/e  \nKrishan Vij  \nELSEVIERA division of  \nReed Elsevier India Private Limited  \nMosby, Saunders, Churchill Livingstone, Butterworth-Heinemann and Hanley & Belfus are the Health Science imprints of Elsevier.  \n© 2011 Elsevier  \nFirst Edition 2001 Second Edition 2002 Third Edition 2005 Fourth Edition 2008 Fifth Edition 2011  \nAll rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the  \nprior permission of the publisher.  \nISBN: 978-81-312-2684-1  \nMedical knowledge is constantly changing. As new information becomes available, changes in treatment, procedures, equipment and the use of drugs become necessary. The authors, editors, contributors and the publisher have, as far as it is possible, taken care to ensure that the information given in this text is accurate and up-to-date. However, readers are strongly advised to confirm that the information, especially with regard to drug dose/usage, complies with current legislation and standards of practice.  \nPublished by Elsevier, a division of Reed Elsevier India Private Limited.  \nRegistered Office: 622, Indraprakash Building, 21 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110 001.  \nCorporate Office: 14th Floor, Building No. 10B, DLF Cyber City, Phase-II, Gurgaon-122 002, Haryana, India.  \nManaging Editor (Development): Shabina Nasim  \nDevelopment Editor: Shravan Kumar  \nManager– Publishing Operations: Sunil Kumar  \nManager– Production: NC Pant  \nTypeset by Olympus Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India.  \nPrinted and bound at xxx, India.  \nTo the memory of my daughter  \nDivya Vij  \n“This page intentionally left blank\"  \nForeword  \nIn the present civilised society, every crime ought to be punished and a criminal must be taken to task. Investigators and those who are engaged in the dispensation of justice require aid of an expert, who, by experience and knowledge, has acquired scientific temperament and skill to unearth the crime. At the same time, with the aid of a forensic expert, an innocent can be saved from the gallows. Dr. Krishan Vij, in this edition, has put a great effort to notice transformation of medical jurisprudence to clinical forensic medicine. The present edition of Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology will be of great help not only to the under-graduate and postgraduate students but to all those who are engaged in investigation of the crime and administration of justice, be it lawyers or judges, and victims of violence and negligence.  \nThe 5th edition of Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Dr. Vij has summoned the resources of science from all quarters. Division of contents into segments, viz., (i) Of the Basics, (ii) Of the Dying and the Death,(iii) Of the Injured and the Injuries,(iv) Clinical Forensic Medicine, (v) Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Practice, (vi) Forensic Toxicology, and placement of illustrations, tables, flowcharts, etc. speak volumes of his experience and expertise spreading over about three decades. 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