Cuadernos de Medicina Forense

<font color="#000080">To publish specialized papers on Forensic Medicine, Bioethics and health-related Law and Jurisprudence.<br></font><br>

List of Papers (Total 664)

Violencia extrema contra la mujer y feminicidio: del escenario íntimo al tráfico de personas en el Perú

ObjectiveTo determine the incidence of extreme violence against women (EVAW) and femicide; and some risk factors in Peru from 2009 until 2014.MethodObservational research of secondary data (2009-2014) from the Criminality´s Observatory of the Public Ministry. Results: Tacna (RT = 3.144; IC95% = 2,622-3,770), Madre de Dios (RR = 2,611; IC95% = 1,828-3,730), Junín (RR = 2.302; IC95...

La planificación anticipada de las decisiones y sus factores asociados

ObjectivesDetermine the knowledge and advance care planning in primary care and to identify associated factors.Material and MethodsType of study: Cross-sectional multicentric study. Study population: Physicians and nurses of 15 Clinical Management Units at Cordoba and Guadalquivir Health District. Sampling: Multistage with N = 269. Tools: Validated questionnaire. Analysis...

Comparación de efectos entre proyectiles ordinarios de calibre 9 × 19 mm y proyectiles de punta hueca de calibre .38 especial

There is a discussion at the level of Human Rights (HR) and International Human Rights (IHR) in relation to the use of hollow point bullets in armed conflicts because of the great damage they cause on the victims for their transmission of kinetic energy, compared to the damage produced by ordinary or conventional bullets. For this analysis, shots were fired at clay bricks using a...

El consentimiento informado en el menor de edad en España: mayoría de edad, representación y teorías determinantes de la minoría de edad

The minority and legal situations and accompanying figures prominently when informed consent study the place. The performance of health workers must be very different if we have a person considered as a minor or an adult.Keywords : Minority; Health age; Informed consente.

Controversias de la psicopatía en la adolescencia: a propósito de un caso

Psychopathy is one of the disorders of the most well-established personality. However, their relationship with the diagnosis of the American Psychiatric Association Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been controversial. It is a construct that develops throughout the life of the individual and its impact on third parties must deal with special interest. A case in...

Método empleado en las muertes por suicidio en España: envenenamiento y agentes violentos no tóxicos

IntroductionSuicide is the second leading cause of death in young adults worldwide and the leading cause of violent death in Spain. Methods for committing suicide vary due to demographic and geographic factors. The present study analyzes the methods of suicide used over 13 years throughout Spain, and in particular in the region of Cantabria.Material and methodsA retrospective...

Comparación de los perfiles victimológicos en una muestra de mujeres agredidas sexualmente antes o después de los 20 años de edad

This paper discusses the serious problem of sexual violence on women depending on at what point in his life it took place and depending on a wide number of demographic variables that allow to provide a description of the profile of the victims and the conditions that make more likely that victimization. An observational retrospective cohort was conducted. For this purpose, we...

Estudio de los casos reconocidos en la Unidad de Valoración Integral de Violencia de Género (UVIVG) de Sevilla, durante los años 2013 y 2014

This study has been developed by UVIVG Seville, over the years 2013 and 2014. It includes those cases where the professionals of UVIVG have explored the existence of violence situations inside the couple. These professionals have elaborated 562 reports. The reports content the results of the expert investigations asked by the judges. The professionals have dealt different...

Neumoconiosis por aglomerados de cuarzo: hallazgo de autopsia en un suicidio

Silicosis is still a current health problem by the renewed increase in demand for use in the home countertops quartz agglomerates in Spain. These countertops contain quartz (crystalline silica), causing said inorganic powder from place to deposit in the lung interstitium of workers not performing the appropriate protection measures in the workplace. It is a work of the companies...