Legal Medicine: Forensic Sexology and Child Legal Medicine
Legal Medicine · Clinical Bases
How it begins
Compendio exhaustivo de nivel experto sobre la pericia médico-legal en delitos contra la libertad sexual, metodología de exploración forense, valoración de lesiones, cadena de custodia, maltrato infantil y protección del menor.
What it covers
- Forensic Medicine in Sexual Crimes and Crimes against Minors
- Legal Framework and Penal Types in Sexual Crimes
- · 1.1 Redefinition of Consent
- · 1.2 Classification of Violations
- · 1.3 Circumstances with Special Medical-Legal Relevance
- The Medical-Legal Recognition of the Victim of Sexual Assault
- · 2.1 Conditions of Recognition
- · 2.2 Forensic Anamnesis
- · 2.3 General Physical Examination
- The Hymen: Morphology, Variants and Forensic Exploration
- · 3.1 Morphology and Classification
- · 3.2 Physiological Modifications of the Hymen Throughout Life
- · 3.3 Hymenal Injuries: Standardized Forensic Terminology
- · 3.4 Forensic Colposcopy
- Genital, Perianal and Rectal Injuries
- · 4.1 Introitus and Vagina Injuries
- · 4.2 Anorectal Lesions
- · 4.3 Cervical Injuries
- · 4.4 Temporal Assessment of Injuries
- Collection and Preservation of Biological Evidence
- · 5.1 Semen Study
- · 5.2 Forensic Genetics and DNA Analysis
- Male Sexual Assault
- · 6.1 Genital Examination of the Male Victim
- · 6.2 Collection of Evidence from Male Victim
- · 6.3 The Male as Aggressor: Examination of the Suspect
- Chemical Submission: Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA)
- · 7.1 Substances Used
- · 7.2 Urgent Protocol in DFSA
- Sexually Transmitted Infections as Forensic Evidence
- The Chain of Custody
- · 9.1 Fundamental Principles
- The Medical-Legal Expert Report
- Child Abuse: Definition and Classification
- · 11.1 Classification
- · 11.2 Physical Abuse: Warning Signs
- · 11.3 Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS / Abusive Head Trauma)
- Child Sexual Abuse (CSA): Diagnosis and Expertise
- · 12.1 Exploration of the Minor Victim of CSA
- Abuse due to Negligence and Abandonment
- · 13.1 Failure to Thrive due to Deprivation
- · 13.2 Medical Negligence
- Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Manufactured or Induced Illness (FID)
- · 14.1 Forms of Presentation
- · 14.2 Diagnostic Warning Signs
- Sudden Infant Death (SIDS): Differential Diagnosis with Homicide
- · 15.1 Pathophysiology of SIDS
- · 15.2 Autopsy Findings in the SIDS
- · 15.3 Differential Diagnosis SIDS vs. Homicide by Asphyxiation
- Infanticide and Neonatal Death
- · 16.1 Expert Issues in Neonatal Death
- · 16.2 Concealment of Childbirth and Exposure of the Newborn
- Forensic Age Determination
- · 17.1 Age Estimation Methods in Minors
- · 17.2 Limitations and Recommendations
- The Testimony of the Minor in the Criminal Procedure
- · 18.1 The Forensic Interview of the Minor
- · 18.2 Assessment of the Credibility of the Minor's Testimony
- Multidisciplinary Action and Notification Protocol
- · 19.1 The Multidisciplinary Team
- · 19.2 Obligation to Report
- · 19.3 Urgent Protection Measures
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- Subject
- Legal Medicine
- Category
- Clinical Bases
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 62
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02