KSP Scientific Officer Toxicology Syllabus

Syllabus for the post of Scientific Officer – Toxicology Section in Forensic Science Laboratory (Police Department) Karnaaka

1. Introduction, definition, priniciples, scope and branches of Forensic Science.
2. Crime Scene Investigation – Definition of crime scene, Classification of crime scenes indoor & outdoor, primary & secondary, macroscopic & microscopic crime scenes, Significance of crime scene and thics of crime scene investigation.
3. Physical Evidence – Definition, Classification, Sources, Significance and value of physical evidence. Linkage between crime scene, victim and criminal. Study of crime scenes relating to Gas explosions. Fire and arson, homicide, suicide, murder, mass disaster (Bomb Blasts, Vehicle and Train accidents, Air-crash, Industrial accidents etc.)
4. History and definition of Forensic Toxicology, General principles and management of acute poisoning, Definition, classification of poisons, mode of action, signs and symptoms in cases of common poisons. Heavy metal poisoning and metal antagonists, lead, mercury, arsenic. Organophosphorous, Organochloro, Carbamate pesticides and Pyrethroids poisoning cases. Environmental impact on insecticides, Drug dependence and its management, Clinical toxicology. Action and administration of Drugs and Poisons, Different methods of extraction of drugs and poisons, clean up procedures and analysis.
5. Qualitiative analysis – Sample preparation, dissolution, degistion and fusion. Nature of trace analysis, spot tests and spectroscopic methods, Screening tests commonly engaged in chemical and toxicological analysis of alcohol, drugs, pesticides, poisons and their metabolities from autopsied samples, blood and urine samples.
6. Quantitative analysis – Volumetric and Gravimetric analysis.
7. Solvent extraction – Advantage and application. Derivation of the relation between the percentage extraction and number of extraction, relation between the percentage extraction and number of extraction, relation between distribution ratio and distribution coefficient, quantitative treatment of neutral chelate in extraction systems, pH extraction curve, masking agent, salting out technique, multiple extractions, solid phase extraction.