Information Package / Course Catalogue
Forensic Medicine Practices
Course Code: ACİL156
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The students who will perform the first and emergency care interventions in the pre-hospital process should have the knowledge of defining the forensic case, giving the necessary medical care to the patient/injured, organizing and presenting the detected traumatic lesions in a report. In addition, it is to ensure that they have information about their basic duties and responsibilities such as ensuring the safety of the scene, rescuer and patient during the intervention, protecting the evidence, collecting and transporting the patient to the relevant center, informing the case to the security units and relevant emergency medicine systems.

Course Content

What is Forensic Medicine? - Forensic Medicine Procedure – principles of evidence collection and protection, Loss of Work and Power - Human Rights Violations - Torture - Child Abuse Sexual Offenses - Domestic Violence - Medical Practice Errors Substance Use - Death - Asphyxia Gunshot Wounds - Accidents - Crime Scene Investigation Massive Deaths Forensic Serology - Poisonings Child - Child Rights Medical Ethics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Nurcan BOYACIOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains knowledge about Forensic Medicine Practices.
2.Knows the legal procedure in the applications in judicial events.
3.Knows the basic approach to forensic cases.
4.Knows the techniques of correspondence with judicial authorities.
5.Knows communication techniques with judicial authorities.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.What We Need to Know About Forensic Nursing, Meftun Akgün, Gülay Manav, Pelin Ekşi Uymaz, Academician Publishing House ,2020
2.Forensic medicine in primary care, Sermet coach, Muhammet can, 2020
3.lecturer lecture notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Forensic Medicine Practices Purpose and Learning objectives
Week 2 - Theoretical
Forensic Incidents and the Role of the Paramedic in Forensic Incidents
Week 3 - Theoretical
Crime Scene Investigation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Principles of Protection of Evidence
Week 5 - Theoretical
Death and postmortem changes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Forensic Traumatology
Week 7 - Theoretical
Gunshot Injuries
Week 8 - Theoretical
Domestic Violence-Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sexual Abuse
Week 10 - Theoretical
Neglect and Abuse in Special Groups
Week 11 - Theoretical
Neglect and Abuse in Special Groups
Week 12 - Theoretical
Forensic Toxicology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Types of Asphyxia
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case Examples
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
2
OÇ-2
4
2
3
4
3
5
3
3
2
OÇ-3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
2
OÇ-4
3
2
3
3
5
4
2
2
OÇ-5
3
2
3
3
4
5
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026