Forensic medical characteristics of Glock 19 pistol-shot wounds

An experimental study was made of gun-shot wounds inflicted by shots from a modern stub-barrelled pistol 9mm Glock 19. The study has ascertain characteristics differentiating injuries inflicted by shots from this pistol: specific recoil injury, specific topography, intensity and distribution of begrime, gunpowder and metal particles and relevant lesions. It was found that depth of penetration under the skin depends both on shooting distance and the position of the particle from the inlet.     

Study of anatomical and topographical peculiarities of the mucosal pattern on the dorsal surface of the tongue in the immediate and late postmortem periods

The authors present information about anatomical and topographical peculiarities of the patterns of the mucous membrane at the backside surface of the tongue in the immediate and late postmortem periods. The apparent dynamics of the structural changes on this surface does not exclude the possibility of using them as the criteria for personality identification within 1 month after death.     

The methodological basis for the expert assessment of unfavourable outcomes of the treatment

Procedures of forensic medical examination are considered with special reference to the cases of unfavourable outcomes of the treatment and methodological basis of their expert assessment. The step-by-step analysis of the doctor's actions is proposed for their objective evaluation. The objective opinion of the expert commission should be based on the medical criteria for the doctor's actions.