Outline the purpose of medicolegal laboratory and explain the five parts to the report

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The basic medicolegal service is to determine whether a death was caused by criminal agency and to identify the deceased person and the cause of death. The five parts of the report are:
1 . The preamble (date, place, and identity of the deceased and of witnesses to identification)
2 . External appearance (site, character, and dimensions of any wounds or marks related to the cause of death)
3 . Internal examination (description of brain, spinal column, organs, and contents of body)
4 . A reasoned opinion of the cause of death based on the facts found
5 . Signature of examiner (title and qualifications)

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