Song Ci was an outstanding forensic scientist in ancient China, and was called the father of forensic medicine. He used to be a prison officer in Guangdong, Hunan and other places, focusing on field visits.
1247 The Collection of Injustice consists of five volumes, which is the first systematic forensic monograph in China and the earliest in the world. It is widely spread at home and abroad and has made great contributions to the development of medicine.
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Song Ci shows a materialistic tendency in the theory and practice of forensic medicine. In the specific examination of the corpse, that is, the diagnosis of the cause of death of the deceased is very technical, and it is also difficult to diagnose the living.
We should not only have a good ideological and moral character, but also have a deep medical and pharmaceutical foundation and master many scientific knowledge and methods. Song ci, born in Confucianism, has no relevant scientific knowledge such as medicine.
In order to make up for this deficiency, on the one hand, he assiduously studied medical works, applied relevant knowledge of physiology, pathology, pharmacology and toxicology and diagnostic methods to check the actual situation of casualties, on the other hand, he conscientiously summarized the experience of predecessors to prevent the loss of prison conditions and the mistakes in regular inspection.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Song Ci