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Literature review

MECHANICAL ASPHYXIA: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND CURRENT APPROACH IN FORENSIC SCIENCE

Guadalupe Melo Santiesteban, Patricia Beatriz Denis Rodriguez, Alberto Jimenez Baltazar, Ivan Baltazar Ramos Javier, Edmundo Denis Rodriguez

The term asphyxia is defined as the suspension or difficulty in breathing; in forensic sciences, it is an inefficient exchange of respiratory gases with reduced blood flow, which decreases the availability of oxygen for peripheral tissues

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JURISPRUDENTIAL REVIEW OF APPEAL DECISIONS FOR ERRORS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE IN AESTHETIC SURGERY IN CEARÁ: A STUDY FROM 2002 TO 2022

Daniel Romero Muñoz, Kelnner Portela Luz, Luiz Eduardo Pimentel Bezerra

This investigation aims to examine the implications of civil liability attributed to plastic surgeons in the state of Ceará, with an emphasis on quantifying and qualifying the main surgical procedures involved in incidents classified as ‘medical error’

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Forensic DNA and the importance of its application in the odontology legal: narrative review

Roe Mio López Toribio, Nancy Elizabeth Castañeda Eugenio, Digna Amabilia Manrique de Lara Suarez

This text reviews the applications of forensic genetics in forensic dentistry, highlighting the use of DNA from teeth and saliva in criminal investigations.

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THE SPECIALIZATION OF THE AD HOC EXPERT IN LIGHT OF BRAZILIAN LEGISLATION

Sami El Jundi, Alessandra Pisoni

This article is an integrative review of the procedural rules applicable to the work of the medical expert in the civil sphere, with emphasis on the necessary specialization of the ad hoc expert in civil liability suits.

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ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL CRIMES COMMITTED IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ BETWEEN JANUARY 2020 AND JULY 2022

Carolina de Paiva Farias, Ana Manuela Diógenes Teixeira, Cristina Vasconcelos Linheiro, Rebeca Falcão Lopes Mourão, Silvia Barbosa Benevides

In Ceará, children and adolescents represent the main victims of sexual crimes. Analysis of crimes of sexual violence in Ceará, during the period from January 2020 to July 2022.

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INCAPACITY FOR WORK DUE TO MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN BRAZILIAN SOCIAL SECURITY: A TEMPORAL ANALYSIS

Rebeca Soares Gomes, Brunna Victoria dos Santos Sá

This article presents a cross-sectional study that analyzed the temporal evolution of granting sickness benefits related to mental and behavioral disorders in Brazil, between 2006 and 2021. illness and absence from work.

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DOCTORS’ ETHICAL AND LEGAL DUTY TO THE JEHOVAH’S PATIENT WITNESS

Mariana Dornelles Frassetto, Mauricio Moretto Salvaro, Iury Serra de Melo, Luan Bernardino Montes Santos, Lucas Souza Liberato, Luisa Rosler Grings, Luiz Vicente Antunes Zappelini, Maria Eduarda Ghedin Frassetto, Arthur Victor Vilela Barros, Mariani Laurentino Jesuíno Jesuíno, Paula Vitória Nuernberg

Blood transfusion in Jehovah’s Witnesses related to the physician’s duty in its legal and ethical sphere and the patient’s autonomy in contrast to its limit.

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THE ROLE OF LEGAL MEDICINE OFFICIAL CRITERIA IN THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE

Marcela Sena Braga, Larissa Yano Souza Martins, Luiz Felipe Guimarães Gualberto Moreira, Felipe Peixoto Lasmar, Fernando Alves Esbérard Leite

The role of Legal Medicine towards victims of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is essential because it seeks to bring symbolic reparation, in addition to contributing to society, trough the guarantee of truth, justice, memory and prevention of new episodes. The official requirements must be reformulated in order to contemplate the investigation of events and enable the creation of public policies.

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TELEFORENSICS IN BRAZIL: LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

Renata Yumi Lima Konichi, Raísa Kyn Fujisawa

Telehealth is constantly growing and Forensic Medicine must follow this update, respecting ethical precepts and the integrity of the process. In this way, teleforensics is possible, but with limitations and precautions.

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FORENSIC MEDICINE AND FORENSIC TAPHONOMY

Gabriel Ribeiro Sciuli de Castro, Ana Beatriz Araujo Duarte, Malanny Santos Araújo, Hellen Jesus Santos, José Vinícius Lima Santana, Lucas Henrique Oliveira Santos, Suzana Papile Maciel

It is called forensic taphonomy, the study of all the stages in which the human being passes after his death until fossilization. Thereby, with the forensic or legal medical interest.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF INJURIES CAUSED BY LESS-LETHAL AMMUNITION SHOOTING: A HISTORICAL VIEW

orlando victorino de moura junior

this article aims to demonstrate the characteristics of injuries caused by shots of the commonly called “rubber bullets”. Despite being known as “less-lethal”, it was responsible for serious bodily injuries and even deaths.

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MONKEYPOX AND ITS POSSIBLE MEDICAL AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES

Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara, Carlos Henri Gomes Filho

Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus of the Poxviridae family, transmitted from animals to humans or between humans. On July 23, 2022, the WHO designated Monkeypox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The consequences of this virus are of medico-legal interest.

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