Challenges to Forensic Medicine in the Postmodern Era the Impact of the New Technologies

Hanganu, Bianca; Velnic, Andreea Alexandra; Manoilescu, Irina Smaranda; Ioan, Beatrice Gabriela

doi:10.18662/po/2017.0803.02

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“…Iodometric method (Cordebard) consists in cold oxidation of ethanol to acetic acid, with potassium dichromate in nitric acid medium. The excess of potassium dichromate is titrated iodometrically, in the presence of starch as indicator [18][19][20].…”

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Multiple Fatal Intoxications Caused by Improper Consumption of an Alcoholic Para-Pharmaceutical Product

Buhaş¹,

Buhas²,

Daina³

et al. 2019

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Ingestion of cheap para-pharmaceuticals (such as disinfectants, deodorizing solutions, etc.) which are designed only for external use is an unfortunate habit encountered in the recent decades in the economically disadvantaged areas of Romania inhabited by poor, uninformed, and sanitary uneducated population. These para-pharmaceutical products are based on different concentrations of ethanol. Occasionally, the manufacturer modifies the product formula, or worse omits on the label that the ethanol was replaced with methanol, resulting in mass poisoning with a large number of casualties. The authors present a case of mass poisoning by methanol that occurred during one month and resulted in 40 cases of methanol intoxication. Only 5 out of the 40 victims survived the intoxication. All the dead victims underwent medico-legal autopsy which revealed only general features, liable to poisoning. The toxicological examination result was positive for methanol in all the cases. All the intoxicated victims were homeless; they were heavy ethanol consumers, especially of the product rubbing alcohol. The male: female ratio was 31:4 and the age range was between 25 and 70 years old, with an average of 50 years. All the victims were hospitalized in deep coma, showing obvious pathological changes specific to chronic ethanol consumption. Conclusions: some alcoholic para-pharmaceutical products manufactured for external use are ingested by chronic ethanol drinkers. When these products contain methanol, they can cause severe intoxication followed by an impressively large number of deaths.

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Multiple Fatal Intoxications Caused by Improper Consumption of an Alcoholic Para-Pharmaceutical Product

Buhaş¹,

Buhas²,

Daina³

et al. 2019

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“…Many times the gross examination of the body must be supplemented by laboratory analyses, all together leading to clarification of the various aspects in medico-legal cases. Modern laboratory technology has numerous advantages, adds more precision to the forensic activity [17], being an important aid in achieving the autopsy goals but it is either not available or not permanently available in all the Forensic Medicine departments and do not offer every time quick results, which might be necessary to guide the next steps of the forensic investigation.…”

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“…The presence of ketoacidosis can be detected by the utilization of dipstick tests of urine, which enable a quick detection [17].…”

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Rapid Chemical Tests in the Autopsy Room

Hanganu¹,

Hlescu²,

Manoilescu³

et al. 2019

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From its beginning, the autopsy represented a useful instrument for the progression of medicine and continues to be a valuable tool in postmortem diagnosis of various diseases or traumatic injuries. Modern laboratory technology is an important aid in achieving autopsy goals but it is either not available or not permanently available in all the departments of Forensic Medicine and do not offer every time quick results, which might be necessary to guide the next steps of the forensic investigation. In this paper the authors present a set of rapid, sensitive and effective chemical reactions, described in the literature over the time and meant to support the forensic experts, as they can be easily performed in the autopsy room. Moreover, the application of these reactions may reduce the costs of laboratory analyzes in cases where the use of expensive laboratory technologies is no longer required or limited by the results of these reactions. Also, a brief description of the collection method for biological samples to be used is provided. At the end of the paper the authors suggest a minimum kit of chemical substances which are necessary in the autopsy room, in order for these analyses to be performed.

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“…According to Baryshnikov (2008), the Resolution, adopted at the forty-seventh Conference of the Association of International Law, stated that the leading aim of medical law was to strengthen legal guarantees in the area, to ensure efficient protection of the victims of military conflicts, regarding the improvement of the relevant provisions of Geneva Conventions in 1949 (Bilas, 2016;Bakhouya, 2017;Hanganu et al, 2017). Based on this the results of the study of many authors were implemented in practical and educational activities in the field of health care (Mahdavi Sabet & Mazloumi, 2016;Smith, 2004;Skala, 2009).…”

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The Role of the Institute of Medical Law in the Postmodern Society

Strelchenko

Okhrimenko

Pavlov

2020

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The development of a postmodern society, oriented on the implementation of various kinds of reforms, gives rise to the newer branches of law. The medical law, which serves for a defining sphere of public administration in the field of health care, is not an exception since the life and health of citizens are an integral part of Ukraine's national security. That is why it becomes relevant to provide administrative and legal characteristics of the genesis of medical law into the legal system of Ukraine. The aim of the study is to substantiate the necessity to introduce a medical law institute into the legal system of Ukraine. The empirical basis of the study relies on a survey of 350 health care professionals to determine the relevance of establishing a medical law institute and its structural elements. It was established that the sub-institute (sub-branch) of medical law is a structural element of the law system, which is a separate part of the relevant sphere (branch) of law, regulating the respective groups of public relations in the field of health care. It was proved that the subinstitute (sub-branch) of medical law is a set of homogeneous social relations that regulate health care activities and comprehend providing a full range of quality medical services on the basis of the current legislation.

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Challenges to Forensic Medicine in the Postmodern Era the Impact of the New Technologies

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Multiple Fatal Intoxications Caused by Improper Consumption of an Alcoholic Para-Pharmaceutical Product

Multiple Fatal Intoxications Caused by Improper Consumption of an Alcoholic Para-Pharmaceutical Product

Rapid Chemical Tests in the Autopsy Room

The Role of the Institute of Medical Law in the Postmodern Society

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