Sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza
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Historical Article
[On the history of foundation of the Russian Society of Forensic Medicine].
This analysis of archive documents has revealed unknown facts from the history of the single professional association of forensic medical examiners that existed in the pre-revolutionary Russia. Special attention is given to the contribution made by specialists based at Sankt-Peterburg to the foundation of the Russian Society of Forensic Medicine.
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Lethal concentration of bupivacaine was determined based on the examination of a case of poisoning with this local anesthetic agent taken at a dose 5 times the normal value. This study is of special interest taking into consideration the lack of data on toxic and lethal doses of bupivacaine in splanchnic organs and tissues in the literature.
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Case Reports
[Evaluation of health harm severity in psychogenic psychiatric disorders in victims of sexual offence].
The notion of 'psychic trauma" is defined. Medical criteria and characteristic clinical manifestations are discussed that may be used for expert estimation of the degree of health hazard in the form of psychogenic psychic disorder. ⋯ P. Serbsky Research Centre of Social and Forensic Psychiatry by clinical and psychopathological methods.
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A concept of development, maintenance, and improvement of physician's competence in the sphere of forensic medicine and forensic medical examination is suggested taking into consideration the world tendencies of the present time towards the development of higher professional education, problems facing the higher medical education system in this country becoming integrated into the common European educational framework, and changes in the national legal sphere.