Level of Knowledge of Forensic Medical Education Program Students for November 2021 Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra about the Difference between Corpse Bruises and Bruises
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Abstract
Background. Every living thing, including humans, must experience death, there are two kinds of death, namely natural death and unnatural death. These two ways of death are very different when viewed from the legal aspect where natural death has no legal aspect, meaning that there is no suspected criminal act or there is no suspect so that no further investigation is necessary, while unnatural death the legal aspect is that there is an alleged criminal act, there is a suspect so that Further investigation is needed to find the suspect. The two ways of death are clearly different from the legal aspect, but the signs found on the victim's body are sometimes difficult to distinguish, especially for the common people, so that a natural death can be mistaken for an unnatural death.
Aim. The general purpose of this study was to describe the level of knowledge of the Forensic Medical Professional Education Program Students for the November 2021 Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra about the Difference between Corpse Bruises and Methods of Bruising. Methods. This research is a descriptive research study by collecting total sampling data using a questionnaire with a cross sectional approach.
Results. The level of knowledge of students of the Forensic Medical Professional Education Program for the November 2021 FKUSU period about the Difference between Corpse Bruises and Bruises and the level of knowledge based on gender and high school origin presented in the form of tables and diagrams.
Conclusion. The quality of knowledge of the Forensic Medical Professional Education Program Students for the November 2021 FKUSU period. From the results of the study, there were no students who had less knowledge (0%) about bruising and contusions. As many as 1 person has sufficient knowledge (3.3%), and as many as 29 respondents have good knowledge (96.6%).