Medallo Muñiz Jordi, Martín-Fumadó Carles, Nuno Vieira Duarte
Instituto de Medicina Legal de Cataluña. Departamento de Justicia. Barcelona. España.
Instituto de Medicina Legal de Cataluña. Departamento de Justicia. Barcelona. España.
Med Clin (Barc). 2014 Mar;142 Suppl 2:12-5. doi: 10.1016/S0025-7753(14)70066-1.
The problems involved in caring for individuals in custody, as well as deaths that occur during custody, are relevant aspects of legal and forensic medicine in terms of the possible criminal, civil and administrative responsibility of health professionals and/or public or private institutions that might hold individuals in custody and deprived of freedom. The rule of law should ensure that these cases comply with state law and international agreements and treaties related to human rights and the special treatment of individuals deprived of freedom in hospitals or detention centers. Of particular mention is the medical-forensic activity regarding deaths associated with the use of control holds and/or restraint during the detention of individuals by members of the armed forces or law enforcement or in healthcare centers by safety and healthcare personnel. In these cases, both the immediate healthcare treatment subsequent to the events and the medical-forensic study should be particularly careful. These situations, which are often high profile, cause social alarm and involve judicial actions that can result in especially severe liabilities.
羁押期间照护被羁押者所涉及的问题，以及羁押期间发生的死亡事件，对于可能羁押被剥夺自由者的卫生专业人员和/或公共或私立机构在刑事、民事和行政方面的潜在责任而言，是法律医学和法医学的相关方面。法治应确保这些案件符合国家法律以及与人权和医院或拘留中心被剥夺自由者的特殊待遇相关的国际协定和条约。特别值得一提的是，在武装部队成员或执法人员羁押个人期间或安全和医护人员在医疗保健中心使用控制手段和/或约束措施导致死亡的情况下的法医活动。在这些情况下，事件发生后的即时医疗救治以及法医研究都应格外谨慎。这些情况往往备受关注，引发社会恐慌，并涉及可能导致特别严重责任的司法行动。
