Abstract
The terms forensic medicine and legal medicine have long been used interchangeably, yet each is a distinct though related discipline. This chapter examines how forensic medicine has evolved to predominantly serve the criminal and coronial jurisdictions, with legal medicine having its greatest impact in the civil jurisdiction. While inextricably involved in the legal process, the focus of each discipline remains firmly on the practice of medicine to the extent that each has progressed to deserving specialty recognition in its own right.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
See for example the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) and amendments.
Hegarty MM. A conservative approach to penetrating injuries to the chest. Injury. 1976;8:53–9; at 56.
Weissberg D, Refaely Y. Pneumothorax. Chest. 2000;117:1279–85.
Hartzler B, Fromme K. Fragmentary and En bloc blackouts: similarity and distinction among episodes of alcohol-induced memory loss. J Stud Alcohol. 2003;64:547–50.
White AM. What happened? Alcohol, memory blackouts, and the brain. Alcohol Res Health. 2003;27:186–96.
Goodwin DW, Crane JB, Guze SB. Phenomenological aspects of the alcoholic blackout. Br J Psychiatry. 1969;115:1033–8.
See for example section 27 Criminal Code 1899 (Qld).
See for example section 24 Criminal Code 1899 (Qld).
Section 79(12) Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld).
See for example section 7 Criminal Code 1899 (Qld).
Beran RG. What is legal medicine – Are legal and forensic medicine the same? J Forensic Leg Med. 2010;17:137–9.
White B. et al. Health law in Australia. Pyrmont: Thomas Reuters (Professional) Australia; 2010. p. 7–8.
Tabet v Gett [2010] HCA 12 at [109] – [110] per Kiefel J.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this entry
Cite this entry
Buchanan, D. (2013). Forensic Medicine: A Clinician’s View. In: Beran, R. (eds) Legal and Forensic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32338-6_103
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32338-6_103
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-32337-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-32338-6
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences