JOURNAL OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

Indian Acad Forensic Med, 32(1) ISSN 0971-0973

JOURNAL OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC MEDICINE[JIAFM],

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

(Registration No.349, 12th May, 1972, Panji, Goa)

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

Volume 27, Number-2, April to June, 2005

*Contents:*

From Editor's Desk	66
Editorial
LEGAL ASPECTS OF GENERAL PRACTICE	67
Papers
FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, STUDY OF DISTRIBUTION, NATURE AND TYPE OF INJURY Dr. A. Kual, Dr. U.S. Sinha, Dr. Y. K. Pathak, Dr. Aparajita Singh, Dr. A. K. Kapoor, Dr. S. Sharma, Dr. Sanju Singh	71
TRAUMA SCORE: A VALUABLE TOOL FOR DOCUMENTATION OF AUTOPSY REPORTS OF TRAUMA VICTIMS Dr. B. R. Sharma, Dr. D Harish, Dr. Sumedha Bangar, Dr. Virendar Pal Singh	77
A POSTMORTEM STUDY OF BLUNT CARDIAC INJURIES Dr Th. Meera, Dr H. Nabachandra	82
SUICIDES IN IMPHAL Dr. Kh. Pradipkumar Singh, Dr. Fremingston K. Marak, Dr. Kikameren Longkumer, Prof. A. Momonchand	85
HUMAN NAIL GROWTH PATTERN AND MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT Dr. G. R. Gupta, Dr. V.K. Dhruw, Dr. B.K. Athawal, Dr. P. Siddiqui, Dr. Yousuf, Dr. H. K. Agrawal, Dr. H. Chandra	87
STUDY OF PATTERN OF INJURIES IN HOMICIDAL FIREARM INJURY CASES Dr. A.J. Patowary	92
FIXATION OF 16 YEARS OF AGE BY RADIOLOGICAL STUDY OF SHOULDER JOINT (A JAIPUR BASED STUDY) Dr. Saini O.P., Dr. Saini P.K., Dr. Gupta B.M.	96
REVIEW OF SUICIDAL CASES, A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Dr. A. Behera, Dr. J.K. Balabantray, Dr. S. R. Nayak	100
A STUDY OF THE PATTERN OF HEAD INJURY IN DISTRICT ALIGARH. U.P.. INDIA Dr. Mohammad Zafar Equabal, Dr. Shameem Jahan Rizvi, Dr. Munawwar Husain, Dr. V.K. Srivastava	103
Reviews
IS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AN OFFENCE ? Dr. B.S.Yadwad, Dr. Hareesh.S.Gouda	108
MICROBIAL FORENSICS: A NEW FORENSIC DISCIPLINE Sharad Jain, Ashish Kumar, Pratima Gupta, Ramjee Prasad	112
Case Reports
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY ANALYSIS PROFESSIONAL HELP IN KARANATAKA CASE Dr. Pankaj Kulshrestha, Dr. D.K. Satpathy	117
SUSPECTED SNAKE BITE TURNING OUT TO BE DEATH DUE TO CHOKING ROUND WORN INFESTATION) - A CASE EPORT Dr. V.K. Dhruv, Dr U. Gonnade, Dr. S.P. Garg	120
SITUS INVERSUS vis-a-vis SUDDEN DEATH Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Dr. Virendar Pal Singh, Dr. Krishan Vij	122