This section applies medical and biological knowledge to solve legal problems. Thanatology: Study of death and cadaveric phenomena. Traumatology: Analysis of injuries, wounds, and their legal implications. Obstetric Forensic Medicine: Legal aspects of pregnancy, birth, and abortion. Toxicology: Study of poisons and their effects in a criminal context. 2. Deontología (Medical Ethics & Duty)
This paper explores the seminal work Medicina Legal y Deontología by Dr. Dionisio M. González Torres, analyzing its role in bridging the historical gap between forensic medicine and bioethics. By treating Legal Medicine and Deontology as complementary rather than distinct disciplines, González Torres provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the physician's responsibility in modern society. This analysis examines the text’s definition of the medical act, the evolution of the doctor-patient relationship from a paternalistic model to one of autonomy, and the crucial distinction between ethical duties and legal obligations. medicina legal y deontologia dionisio m gonzalez torres pdf
: The study of death, its causes, and the "data de muerte" (time of death estimation). This section applies medical and biological knowledge to