LEGAL MEDICINE GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS
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Please fill out the following questionnaire and send it back by e-mail attachment to on or before 15 February 2010
Thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy schedules
Country ......
Name ……….………………………………………………………………………………………...
Institution……….……………………………Position ……………………………………………
Other Position ……….……………………………………………………………………………...
1) Do you have a National Society of Legal Medicine ?
q NO
q YES (Name …………………………………………………………….)
2) If yes, are you member ?
q NO
q YES, Member
q YES, Board Member
3) Does a Professional Registry exist in your country for Legal Medicine?
q NO
q YES, National (Name …………………………………………………………….)
q YES, Local (Name …………………………………………………………….)
4) What are the Prerequisites for professional registration? (please mark all that apply)
q Specialization in Legal Medicine
q Dependent of a Public Organization (University, Hospital, etc)
q Other (please describe)......
5) In your country are there Specific Regulations or Laws that regulate the Legal Medical Areas ?
q YES
q NO (If no, please continue with question 7)
6) If yes, in What Disciplines? (please mark all that apply)
q Forensic Pathology
q Forensic Genetics
q Forensic Toxicology
q Forensic Psychiatry
q Invalidity
q Personal Injury/Personal Damage
q Other (please describe)......
7) Do any Guide Lines exist in your country that were developed by a scientific organization or that have been formalized in a Consensus Conference ?
q YES
q NO
8) If these Guide Lines are in relation to Forensic Pathology, which of the following Areas are regulated (please mark all that apply and specify the language in which they are written)?
q Sudden Death (SIDS, myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.) language ______
q Violent Deaths (sexual assault, child abuse, asphyxia,
gunshot wounds, etc.) language ______
q Deaths related to Motor Accidents language ______
q Deaths related to Work Place Injury language ______
q Deaths related to exposition to Toxicological Agents language ______
q Death related to Medical Malpractice language ______
q Mass disaster language ______
q Other (please describe)...... language ______
9) Are there Specific Methodologies for Forensic Pathology ?
q Legal Medical professional qualifications language ______
q Autopsy techniques language ______
q Biological sample collection language ______
q Histopathology methods language ______
q Other methods (Rx, microbiology, language ______
tanatochemistry, ect.)
q Other (please describe)...... language ______
10) If these Guide Lines are in relation to Forensic Genetics, which of the following areas are regulated (please mark all that apply and specify the language)?
q Paternity Testing
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Personal Identification
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Trace Testing
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Other (please describe)......
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
11) If these Guide Lines are in relation to Forensic Toxicology, which of the following areas are regulated (please mark all that apply and specify the language)?
q Substance Testing (drug, toxins, etc) related to Judicial Prosecution
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Cut-off q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Cut-off q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Driving license regranting
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Cut-off q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Workplace Alcohol/Drug Testing
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Cut-off q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Antidoping
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Cut-off q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Other (please describe)......
Ethical standards and Privacy consideration q language ______
Sampling q language ______
Analytical Methods q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
12) If these Guide Lines are in relation to Invalidity, which of the following areas are regulated (please mark all that apply and specify the language)
q Standardization of the Normative Terminology language ______
q Clinical Examinations language ______
q Instrumental examinations language ______
q Criteriological evaluation language ______
q Other (please describe)...... language ______
13) If these Guide Lines are in relation to Personal Injury or Damage, which of the following items are regulated (please mark all that apply and specify the language)?
q Physical abuse
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Sexual Abuse
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Child Abuse
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Accidents (Traffic, Workplace, etc.)
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Bareme evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Medical Malpractice
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Bareme evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Other (please describe)......
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Bareme evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
14) If these Guide Lines are in relation to Forensic Psychiatry, which of the following areas are regulated (please mark all that apply and specify the language)?
q Diminished Capacity
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Mental Tests q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Mental Capacity
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Mental Tests q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
q Other (please describe)......
Ethical Standards and Privacy Consideration q language ______
Standardization of Normative Terminology q language ______
Clinical Examination q language ______
Instrumental Examination q language ______
Mental Tests q language ______
Criteriological evaluation q language ______
Result Report Requirement q language ______
15) Are there any other areas for which you have Guide Lines and/or Protocols? If so, please list them below and identify the language in which they are written.
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