Medico-legal information

Resources for the public
and scientific practice.

Two distinct collections: accessible explanations of medico-legal assessment and scientific review papers for professional study.

01 / For the public

Medico-legal guides,
explained clearly.

11 materials on REMA, records, compensation, causation and the consequences of trauma.

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02 / Further reading

Medico-legal
library.

7 scientific papers with English summaries and freely downloadable original PDFs.

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03 / Recent publications

New in the library.

Technical material grounded in specialist literature and presented with explicit interpretive limitations.

Toxicology and road safety

Medicines and Driving on Public Roads in Romania

Romanian and European law, specialist medico-legal assessment, tables of medicines, Nordic and French warning symbols, and the DRUID risk scale.

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Microbiology and autopsy diagnosis

Postmortem bacteriology in forensic practice

Extended review of postmortem bacteriology: sampling, contamination, translocation, sepsis, molecular methods and healthcare-associated infections.

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Forensic examination and safeguarding

Forensic genital and anogenital examination in suspected sexual violence and cases involving minors

A critical review of genital and anogenital examination, consent, examination without consent under Romanian law, and interpretation in adults and minors.

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Technology and professional responsibility

Artificial intelligence in forensic medical practice

A critical narrative review of AI in forensic medicine, covering validation, causation, data protection and legal perspectives from Romania, Europe, the USA and Australia.

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Healthcare-associated infections and causation

Medico-legal limits in healthcare-associated infections

A critical review of the capabilities and limitations of medico-legal assessment in healthcare-associated infections, post-mortem sepsis diagnosis and causal attribution.

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Forensic cardiovascular pathology

Myocardial fibrosis, myocardial sclerosis and ‘myocardiocoronary sclerosis’ in autopsy diagnosis

A critical review of the value of myocardial fibrosis in explaining sudden death and of the limitations of traditional terminology used in autopsy diagnosis.

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Mechanical asphyxia and cervical trauma

Absence of haemorrhagic infiltration and the value of cervical injuries in mechanical asphyxia caused by neck compression

A critical analysis of the presence and absence of cervical haemorrhage, hyoid-laryngeal injury and dissection technique in neck compression.

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