Forensic Nursing in Humanitarian Forensics

R K Gorea

R K Gorea Professor Emeritus, JJT University, Rajasthan, India and Professor and Head, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Patiala, India

Keywords: DVI, Forensic Nursing, Humanitarian Forensics, Socio-cultural crimes.

Abstract

Humanitarian forensics has been established as a new entity, and it is bound to develop as a robust branch of science. It is a multidisciplinary subject with the involvement of experts from different fields of science. Forensic nursing too is an upcoming branch of nursing science and is a relatively new discipline of science. Forensic nursing science is expanding in various countries. This paper will describe and discuss the various important aspects of Humanitarian forensics and forensic nurses' utility in humanitarian forensics and discuss the future role of forensic nurses in humanitarian forensics.