[Foreign body in the esophagus as a reason to assess the medical aid quality during the forensic medical examination]. / Inorodnoe telo pishchevoda kak povod dlya ustanovleniya pravil'nosti okazaniya meditsinskoi pomoshchi pri proizvodstve sudebno-meditsinskoi ekspertizy.

THE AIM OF THE STUDY: Was to investigate in detail the case of a combination of esophageal injury and aortic aneurysm from the standpoint of the perspective of medical care. It was established that the circumstances of the improper provision of medical care in this case were the subjective nature in the form of insufficient and incorrect provision of it. It is shown that continuous training of doctors and mid-level medical workers within the continuing medical education is a gurantee of proper medical care.

[The current state of forensic medical expertise and the experimental studies of the after-penetration guhshot wound]. / Sovremennoe sostoianie sudebno-meditsinskoi ékspertizy i éksperimental'nykh issledovanii zapregradnoi ognestrel'noi travmy.

This article reports the results of the analysis of the literature publications illustrating the current state of forensic medical expertise of gunshot injuries formed as a consequence of the interaction of the projectile with the obstacle. Also presented are the results of the experimental studies in this field and the prospects for their further development. The completeness of the solution of the topical problems of forensic medical ballistics is estimated. Taken together, the literature data and the results of the authors' original investigations provided the objective grounds for carrying out the experimental studies of gunshot injuries resulting from ricocheting bullets and shotgun pellets depending on the conditions and circumstances of the shot.

[The diagnostic potential of computed tomography for the purpose of forensic medical examination of a craniocerebral injury]. / Diagnosticheskie vozmozhnosti komp'iuternoi tomografii pri sudebno-meditsinskoi ékspertize cherepno-mozgovoi travmy.

The authors make use of the data borrowed from the special literature and the results of their original investigations to carry out the comparative analysis of the materials of the intravital X-ray studies and post-mortem examinations. Special attention is given to the possibilities available at the present time for making virtopsies in the cases of the craniocerebral injury.

[Forensic medical characteristic of the causes behind sudden death in the young subjects]. / Sudebno-meditsinskaya kharakteristika prichin vnezapnoi smerti u lits molodogo vozrasta.

The objective of the present study was to analyze the causes of sudden death in the general population and in the fraction of the young subjects (below 39 years of age). The results of the original retrospective study were obtained in the course of forensic medical autopsies of the subjects aged below 39 years that had been carried out during a period of 10 years. It was shown that one of the causes behind sudden death among the young subjects is cardiovascular disorders associated with the pre-existing pathological condition in the form of connective tissue dysplasia. The principal mechanism underlying sudden death among the young subjects has an arrhythmogenic nature. The development of terminal symptoms is promoted by a number of provocative factors including sporting activities, physical loading, psychoemotional stress, and alcohol consumption.

[Monitoring HIV infection morbidity in Moscow based on the data of forensic medical expertise].

The objective of the present study was the retrospective analysis of the cases of rapid diagnostics of the HIV status of the corpses referred to the pathologo-anatomical departments of Moscow. The standard statistical methods were used for this purpose. The structure of H IV infections is described in terms of age and sex of the affected subjects as well as stages of the disease. It was shown that cooperation of forensic medical services with AIDS control and prevention centres is of primary importance for the substantiation of the diagnosis, improvement of the quality of the relevant statistical information about the causes of death, enhancement of the objective value of epldemiological data on the occurrence of HIV infection and HIV-associated diseases in the city of Moscow.

[A case of the fatal injury by technical electricity from a mobile device (cell phone) connected to the circuit].

The authors report a case of the fatal injury by technical electricity from a mobile device (cell phone) attached to the circuit in a moist environment as a result of the unsafe handling of the gadget (when taking the bath).

[Vishnevsky's spots: the history of discovery and the modern theories of their development (the analytical review)].

The objective of the present study was to analyse the modern pathogenetic theories of the mechanisms underlying the development of the lesions in the gastric mucosa (the so-called Vishnevsky's spots) under effect of overcooling. It is emphasized that none of the currently available theories comprehensively accounts for different forms and scenarios of the development of Vishnevsky's spots.