Open AccessThe analysis of single- and multi-discipline expert panel evidence in death investigations provided by Zhytomyr regional bureau of forensic medical examination from 2010 till 2014
Author(s) -
Leonid Korotkevych,
Віталій Зозуля,
Anatolii Skubenko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sudovo-medična ekspertiza
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-8728
pISSN - 2218-838X
DOI - 10.24061/2707-8728.1.2016.5
Subject(s) - forensic science , forensic examination , medicine , medical emergency , forensic engineering , engineering , veterinary medicine
The article carries out a comprehensive review of single- and multi-discipline expert panel evidence in death investigations provided by Zhytomyr regional bureau of forensic medical examination over the last 5 years (from 2010 till 2014). The research establishes the statistical ratio of examinations of violent incidents with infliction of injuries involving death, traffic accidents, proceedings against medical practitioners for alleged medical negligence with the death of a patient under treatment, to the total number of single- and multi-discipline forensic medical examinations. It also provides the analysis and evaluation of medicolegal findings, establishes the motives for a judicial investigative authority to assign a forensic medical examination, as well as outlines the most common issues of forensic medical evidence assessment and application.