Development of a clinical forensic medicine curriculum for emergency physicians in the USA

Smock, William

doi:10.1016/1353-1131(94)90057-4

Cited by 28 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 5 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…By presenting this case we wanted to give an example that clinical-forensic examinations can make an essential contribution to the solution of real or doubtful criminal offences [13][14][15]. In our case the initial allegation of the victim that he had been injured by an unknown person could be disproved by the forensic assessment at an early stage thus avoiding expensive and unnecessarily futile investigations to find a perpetrator.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Elucidation of a strange gunshot injury

Perdekamp

Pollak

2005

Int J Legal Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A 50-year-old obese man sought medical treatment for bleeding injuries in the abdomen and thigh. According to his statement he felt a dull blow on the front of the trunk while he was feeding swans at a lake. The forensic wound findings and the examination of the clothing suggested that the injuries were caused by a single close-range gunshot with the bullet path running nearly vertically downwards and having a total length of 38 cm. The bullet primarily entered in the right mesogastrium, left the body in the right inguinal region, re-entered and ultimately lodged in the right thigh. After confronting the man with the results of the forensic examination he admitted that he himself had caused the gunshot injury accidentally when cleaning his small-bore revolver.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Elucidation of a strange gunshot injury

Perdekamp

Pollak

2005

Int J Legal Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Simpson spector' [26,27]. Chain of custody is primarily a forensic/judicial problem but the failure to adequately document or maintain proper chain of custody [9] (even in the emergency department) may jeopardize a case and may have far-reaching consequences for the patient/ victim, an accused suspect and potentially even for the physician [14]. An ER should have facilities to temporarily safeguard (in a controlled manner) potential trace evidence before it is handed over to law enforcement agencies.…”

Section: Skills and Educationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Many emergency physician trainees see an optional rotation at a (clinical) forensic medicine service as a valuable asset to their training [13] and efforts have been made since 1991 to develop a clinical forensic medicine curriculum for emergency physicians [14] including topics such as forensic pathology, ballistics, crime scene investigation, paediatric physical and sexual assault and courtroom and expert testimony. In a recent study by Wiler et al [15], the need for emergency medicine resident training in forensic medicine was illustrated but more studies are needed to determine the appropriate training model and format for emergency medicine residents.…”

Section: Skills and Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forensic emergency medicine: old wine in new barrels

Leeuw

Jacobs²

2010

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Emergency and forensic physicians may find themselves sometimes on the same medical battleground but with different primary aims and hence often ignore or do not recognize each other's needs. The emergency physician interacts with law enforcement agencies with greater frequency than any other hospital physician and hence needs expertise with legal issues. Awareness of the forensic relevance of certain medical observations by emergency physicians, knowledge of emergency medicine methodology and techniques and of resuscitation-related injuries by forensic physicians may lead to a higher standard in both forensic and emergency medicine, a better serving of the criminal justice system, and most importantly safeguarding the rights of victims of criminal assault. It is this achievable mutual symbiosis that we would like to refer to as the concept of 'forensic emergency medicine'.

show abstract

“…Smock 42 used a case study, where the emergency physician was able to identify a self-inflicted gunshot wound and so prevent an unnecessary police investigation, to illustrate the importance of the incorporation of clinical forensic medicine into the emergency medicine training programme in the USA way back in 1991.…”

Section: Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%