Description

The most important feature of this edition is the incorporation of the
competencies in the text as per the CBME Guidelines and also meeting the
precise requirements of the Competency Based Undergraduate Curriculum
for the Indian Medical Graduate as recommended by the National Medical
Commission. Index of Competencies has also been included in the
preliminary pages to give an overview of the mapping of the competencies
covered in the text as well as the depth of coverage provided.
Considering the need to add important topics, many new and important
topics have now introduced in this edition especially, those related to
poisoning like centipede, millipede, wasp sting, bee sting, hornet sting
and cow dung. For clearer understanding of the legal aspects, The
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, has been
reproduced. This edition will continue to draw attention of all the
readers to the subtle changes brought out in Mental Health Act, changes
in IPC, CrPC, poisons like cartap, brasinolide , khat, and hair dye, as
also the newer topics like Jules, medical jousting and others. Parikh`s
Textbook has been popular for many decades in view of the references to
the Indian scenario and the content written to the satisfaction of the
students. The lawyers preparing their briefs and posing questions to the
witnesses will find various questions with answers that help them
immensely.
The salient features continue to include:
Recent
changes replacing Medical Council of India by National Medical
Commission, recognition of the same gender sex as a non-crime among
consenting individuals, and other related issues which have been
succinctly described
Updated material is added to the relevant questions, maintaining the legendary question answer format of discussion
The questions in the book are useful to the defence attorneys while questioning the medical witnesses in cross-examinations
The
book continues to enjoy its reputation as a reliable text for the
students in the classrooms and a high-value reference in the courtrooms,
besides serving as a handy guide for investigating officers in police
and investigating agencies, and lawyers in practice