Sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza
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The comparative structural and systemic analysis of 303 forensic medical expert conclusion (acts) made it possible to reveal and systematize errors encountered in forensic medical practice at the stages of investigation, interpretation, and estimation of the obtained results. The authors distinguish between performance errors and cognitive errors in the course of forensic medical expertise. The definition of the notion of "expert error" is proposed. The process of error analysis is described with special reference to forensic medical activities.
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The author performed the analysis of the essence and patogenetic structure of diagnosis in forensic medical practice, the similarities and differences between forensic medical, pathological morphological, and clinical diagnoses, and their significance for the forensic medical expert conclusion.
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A series of experimental studies was conducted with the object of elucidating the mechanisms of the bullet after-penetration effect produced by a handgun shot into the armoured vest with special reference to the changes developing in the space behind the barrier. The application of the pulsed radiographic technique revealed a transient cavity the presence of which accounts for the injuries to soft tissues, bones, and internal organs in the projection of the bullet impact without damage to the armour plates.