The necessity of repeated assessment of imaging studies contained in medical records in medico-legal opinions
| Autor: | Aleksandra Borowska-Solonynko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Child abuse
Medico legal Male medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Rib Fractures Radiography MEDLINE lcsh:Medicine Medical Records lcsh:HV1-9960 Medicine Humans Child Abuse Expert Testimony Young male badania obrazowe złamania żeber business.industry General surgery Medical record lcsh:R Infant General Medicine obrażenia Forensic Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Forehead Radiography Thoracic business opiniowanie sądowo-lekarskie |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, Vol 64, Iss 2, Pp 120-126 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0324-8267 |
| Popis: | The paper presents two case reports of living victims, in which imaging studies of the chest conducted at a medical facility were an essential part of the medico-legal opinion. The first case was that of a young male hospitalized due to CT evidence of bilateral rib fractions, who claimed to have been assaulted by police officers. The other case was that of a six week old baby hospitalized due to chest X-ray evidence of right hand side rib fractions. The chest X-ray was performed due to one bruise found on the baby's forehead and two small bruises on the back, which gave rise to suspicions of child abuse. In both cases, expert witnesses in radiology definitively excluded the presence of any fractures. These cases indicate that a new assessment of imaging studies contained in medical records is needed. Expert opinions based solely on the description of imaging studies may result in grave consequences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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